Ischaemic skin ulcer occurred on the foot of a 73-year-old man who had a history of fulminant myocarditis with severe cardiac dysfunction. We attempted wound bed preparation by maggot debridement therapy and salvaged his limb. It can be one of the adjuvant treatment strategies for critical limb ischaemia.
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J Wound Care
January 2025
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Clinical Research Centre, Singapore.
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Danique Heuvelings, MD, is Medical Doctor and Surgical PhD Candidate, Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands, and NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University. Also at Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Jishmaël van der Horst, MD, is Clinical Specialist, and Fanny Pelzer, MD, is Wound Care Nurse. Frits Aarts, MD, PhD, is Oncological Surgeon, Department of Surgery, VieCuri Medical Centre, Venlo, the Netherlands. Sanne Engelen, MD, PhD, is Oncological Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center.
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Treatment of diabetic foot is challenging due to the complex pathophysiological mechanisms, various clinical manifestations, severe complications with considerable impairment of quality of life, and the need for special, individualized treatment strategies. Particularly in the case of diabetic foot ulcers, conventional therapies are not always effective, so new treatment strategies are needed. This review aims to present alternative therapies with current efficacy data for diabetic foot ulcers that may be suitable for treatment-refractory ulcers.
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Periocular and orbital myiasis are rare, vision-threatening conditions characterized by the infestation of dipterous fly larvae into periorbital and orbital tissues. While it has been primarily reported in tropical and subtropical regions where the climate is ideal for fly larval breeding, any patient with inadequate wound care regardless of geography may be predisposed. Infestations can progress rapidly over the course of several days with significant risk of life-threatening intracranial extension.
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