Palliative management of malodorous squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity with Manuka honey.
BACKGROUND
The management of malignant malodorous wounds within the oral cavity can be challenging due to limited availability of dressings that are safe, efficacious, and ingestible.


METHODS
An 80-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity was admitted to home care with complaints and distress related to extreme malodor.


CONCLUSIONS
Manuka honey proved a safe, effective, palliative treatment to reduce odor and inflammation in wounds secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in this patient.
Jerri Drain, RN, BSN, CWON, Amedisys Home Health Care, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Michael O. Fleming, MD, FAAFP, Amedisys Home Health Care, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006722:Honey; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000187:drug effects*; D009812:Odorants / Q000517:prevention & control; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects