title: Using honey to heal a chronic wound in a patient with epidermolysis bullosa.
abstract: This case study details the healing of a chronic wound (20 years' duration) in a patient with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Many different dressings and creams had been used, and on occasions the wound began to heal but never progressed to closure. A honey impregnated dressing was used and the wound healed in 15 weeks. A brief overview of the dystrophic form of EB is given and some evidence for the efficacy of honey is presented.
authors.affiliation: Debra EB nurse specialist, south of England.
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hon