Antibiotic Irrigation: A Promising Unconventional Method for Facial Carbuncle
| Autor: | Hui Yan Ong, H. S. Gendeh, Juani Hayyan Abdul Karaf, Shashi Gopalan, Jia Ji Ng |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class medicine.medical_treatment Antibiotics facial carbuncle conservative treatment 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology antibiotic irrigation 03 medical and health sciences Otolaryngology 0302 clinical medicine Incision and drainage medicine Facial region Carbuncle integumentary system business.industry General Engineering Cosmesis Plastic Surgery medicine.disease Surgery Patient tolerance Intravenous antibiotics General Surgery Skin grafting business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Carbuncle is conventionally treated with combinations of intravenous antibiotics and surgical intervention; be it saucerization or incision and drainage. Cosmesis outcome might be unfavorable following surgical intervention, especially when the facial region is involved. Skin grafting surgery may even be needed as a second-stage procedure for a larger wound. We reported a series of three facial carbuncles treated successfully with a new improvised method. Our method includes performing a stab incision prior to draining of pus, coupled with minimal wound debridement, followed by regular irrigation of the wound with antibiotics containing solution. Based on the three cases reported in this article, we conclude that this method is more superior as there is more skin preservation, better patient tolerance, shorter hospital stays, and favorable cosmesis outcome. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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