title: Pitfalls of Intralesional Ozone Injection in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Case Study.
abstract: Although the history of ozone therapy dates back to the 19th century, its use has shown a rapid growth of interest in recent decades. Intralesional ozone injection is seldom performed and its safety has not yet been reliably assessed for the treatment of diabetic foot wounds. Herein, we describe a diabetic patient who developed severe foot necrosis and infection after receiving intralesional ozone injections for a non-healing wound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital, Üsküdar, İstanbul 34668, Turkey.
authors.forename: Günalp
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Uzun
authors.affiliation: Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital, Üsküdar, İstanbul 34668, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mutluoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital, Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karagöz
authors.affiliation: Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital, Üsküdar, İstanbul 34668, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Memiş
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital, Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karabacak
authors.affiliation: Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Gülhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital, Üsküdar, İstanbul 34668, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ay
keywords: Adjunctive treatments; Adverse event; Ozone/oxygen therapy; Wound healing