Occlusive hydrocolloid dressings applied to chronic neuropathic ulcers. A study of efficacy in patients at a rural South Indian Hospital.
The response of 47 chronic ulcers (41 neuropathic [leprosy], 3 stasis, 1 traumatic, and 2 of unknown etiology) to hydrocolloid occlusive dressings was evaluated at a rural south Indian hospital. The response to treatment was objectively evaluated by photographic estimation of the surface areas of the ulcers. Eight ulcers healed over the 2 months of the study, and all but one ulcer improved. This type of dressing may have a valuable role in the management of chronic ulcers in the tropics, particularly those due to leprosy.
Mumford
J W
JW
John Radcliff Hospital, Oxford, England.
Mumford
S P
SP
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007918:Leprosy / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014329:Tropical Climate