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My mother in law is suffering from a wound on her leg that is not healing. It is spreading downwards. What should we do?

Advanced Dressings - 2 answers

She has consulted one or two doctors and was given medicine including antibiotics and pain killers. It has worsened from a small scratch to a much bigger wound in three months. Read more

I had surgeries to treat a wound that resulted from grafts to treat necrotizing fasciitis. My wound keeps tunneling over.

Wound Care - 1 answer

I have a good plastic/wound surgeon but even after 40 Hyperbaric Oxygen treatments he tells me that I will have to have another surgery after so many since my admission to the first hospital on October 14, 2014... Read more

I have had an undiagnosed infection for over eight months. What are the chances I will be healed without amputation?

Osteomyelitis (Bone Infection) - 1 answer

I am in good health and do not have diabetes. Read more

What will offset the fungal present in a surgical incision after having had a right colon resection?

Surgery - 1 answer

My hand started to pain me after few days passed, my hand became swollen and started collecting liquid. What could it be?

Chronic Wounds - 1 answer

My hand started to pain me after few days passed, my hand became swollen and started collecting liquid. What could it be? Read more

My mother has varicose issue and she's 60 old. She started getting wounds. When one heals another one appears. Is there a way to prevent new wounds?

Varicose Vein Treatment - 1 answer

My mother has varicose issue and she's sixty years old.The thing is recently she started getting wounds and when one wound heals after so long time another one appears. Is there a way to prevent new wounds? Read more

Can local anesthia be given for dressing of painfull wounds?

Achilles Tendon - 1 answer

Dressing of wounds is very painfull. Can local anesthisia be given for pain relief Read more

My father has diabetes and has infected wounds on his feet. What should we do?

Diabetic Wounds - 1 answer

Can salt be used to clean wounds?

Diabetic Wounds - 1 answer

I have diabetes 2 and had a few misquito bites on my leg. This has now been infected and does not want to heal. Can I use salt to clean the wounds? Read more

94 yr old mom fell . has 1 1/2 " dia open wound near side of elbow skin is torn and can see muscle tissue. How should I treat the wound?

Traumatic wounds - 1 answer

Time of healing of laceration wound on front lower leg. What is the best course of treatment after antibiotics and 3 weeks?

Wound Care - 1 answer

Irregular shaped, about 3/4 inch, laceration on front of lower left leg, caused by jamming into corner of open dishwasher door, took course of antibiotics about one week after the incident, course of antibiotic... Read more

Laceration treatment?

Wound Care - 1 answer

A day ago I had an accident and was injured slightly. There was a tear through my sock and a wound underneath. According to medical terms it is a Laceration. I cleaned the area with antiseptic and washed it. Th... Read more

Is there a cure for pyoderma gangrenosum?

Gangrene - 1 answer

I've had an opened wound on my leg. The dermatologist says now that I have pyoderma gangrenosum. What can I do? Read more

How do you treat mouth lesions resulting from radiation

Radiation Injuries - 1 answer

Why diabetic patient injury not healing soon? and causing chill?

Achilles Tendon - 1 answer

Why would a diabetic's patient injury not be healing quickly and causing chills? Read more

can a wound vac be used in an iffecteed incision on the scalp?

Debridement - 1 answer

My wife had a craniotomy and the fluid around the incision site never went away. after a few months the fluid became infected and started to drain. Subsequent trips to the hospital didn't cure her.and she is ... Read more

surgery four years drains and scabs

Surgical Wounds - 2 answers

Spinal surgery with plate screwed to base of skull,rods and screws from c1 to c 6 ,four years ago and continues to drain. When scabs drop off ,draining continues. I'm a diebetic patient. Patient allowed scab to... Read more

In addition to bed rest, is there something else that can be done for a stage 3 pressure sore?

Pressure Ulcers - 2 answers

Have been battling this since July. The sore itself has gotten smaller however, the tunnel that developed is deeper. He has been getting bed rest but how much is required and is there something else that coul... Read more

I have an infection in a woend that's not getting better.

Infected Wounds - 1 answer

I have been to the emergency, been on antibiotics for over a week now and it seems worse. The doctor that did this surgery in Fort Lauderdale said it was for cancer. Its hurting me and its discolored purple and... Read more

Could a burn be classed as a chronic wound?

Burns - 1 answer

Could a burn be classed as a chronic wound? Read more

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