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- Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) can be tricky to use in the head and neck area due to complex anatomy, but it proved effective in this case.
- A female patient with multiple health issues, including uncontrolled diabetes and an infection after cochlear implant surgery, was treated with NPWT after removing her infected device.
- After 11 days of NPWT, the infection was controlled and the wound successfully closed, demonstrating NPWT's potential for treating challenging wounds in this region.
Article Abstract
Although negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is widely used, its application to the head and neck region remains challenging due to anatomical complexities. This report presents the case of a female patient presenting with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes, uncontrolled diabetes and severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The patient had undergone cochlear implant surgery and five months later the wound was infected with methicillin-resistant (MRSA). NPWT was started shortly after removing the internal receiver and was stopped 11 days later. NPWT helped in controlling infection and led to a successful wound closure. In this case, NPWT was effective in treating infectious wounds around the auricle after cochlear implant surgery. Declaration of interest: The authors have no financial support for this article and no conflict of interest directly relevant to the content of this article.
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