title: Excision of carbuncle with primary split-thickness skin grafting as a new treatment modality.
abstract: Carbuncles are debilitating skin infections commonly seen in diabetic patients. Excision of these infective lesions leads to large defects that require prolonged hospital stay and repeated dressings with ensuing pain and bleeding. This study is an attempt to cover the wounds resulting from excision of carbuncle with primary skin grafting so as to decrease the hospital stay and frequency of dressings.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sandhya P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kadam
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Madhuri A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gore
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Prabhakar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Subramaniyan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001458:Bandages; D002270:Carbuncle / Q000601:surgery*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing