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EP489 PYODERMA GANGRENOSOUS: CONTRIBUTION OF RESTORATIVE CREAM WITH GROWTH FACTORS IN PERI-SURROUNDING SKIN...European Wound Management Association (EWMA) Conference, May 3-5, 2023, Milan, Italy

Aim: 1 • To present the effectiveness of using the Repairing Cream with Growth Factors in the treatment of ulcerated skin abscess within a 2-month interval. 2 • Evaluate the action of the Repairing Cream with Growth Factors in repairing and remodeling the surrounding skin and wound edges. Method: Ob...

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Published in:Journal of Wound Management Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 313 - 314
Main Author: Horta, Sonia
Format: abstract pictorial proceedings research Journal Article
Published: Cambridge Publishing Jul2023
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          Pyoderma Gangrenosum Drug Therapy
          Creams Therapeutic Use
          Epidermal Growth Factors Therapeutic Use
          Skin Pathology
          Wound Care Methods
          Treatment Outcomes
          Congresses and Conferences Italy
          Italy
          Case Studies
      ab: Aim: 1 • To present the effectiveness of using the Repairing Cream with Growth Factors in the treatment of ulcerated skin abscess within a 2-month interval. 2 • Evaluate the action of the Repairing Cream with Growth Factors in repairing and remodeling the surrounding skin and wound edges. Method: Observational, multicentric, non-comparative case study of a user with Ulcerated Cutaneous Abscess in Primary Health Care. Male user, 51 years old, overweight, dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension and uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus, HbA1c 11.2%, 80kg, abdominal perimeter 103cm, BMI 29.4Kg/m2. Results / Discussion: 25.03: Day 0 - 4,5x5,0cm Lesion with fibrin tissue and devitalized. Started application of Repairing Cream with Growth Factors on the perilesional skin. Local itching and extensive erythema. Presence of intense smell. Pain 4 11.04: Day 18 - 4.2x4.6cm The application of the Repairing Cream with Growth Factors was restarted. Cleaner lesion, with granulation tissue and fibrin tissue (fibrin removed daily with tweezers). No local itching. Presence of smell. Pain 1 26.04: Week 4 - 1,8x2,5A very bleeding lesion was placed with calcium alginate. Less reddish skin. Less smell present. No local itching. Pain 1. 5.05: Week 6 - 1.5x2.00cm Lesion with 10% fibrin tissue and 90% granulation tissue. Smelless. No local itching. Pain 1 20.05: Week 8 - Dimension -- 1.5x1.2cm Lesion with 100% granulation tissue, in the process of healing. Smelless. No local itching. Pain 0 July 2022 - Complete healing of the wound. Conclusion: User adopted a better life hygiene and new healthy habits. He complied with the anti-diabetic therapy and carried out recommended treatments. Good results were observed in two months.
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