title: Case 10: venous leg ulcer that was significantly impairing quality of life.
abstract: This heavily exuding, sloughy ulcer was so painful that the patient had difficulty tolerating any physical contact with it. After treatment, pain levels subsided, so that she was better able to tolerate dressing changes, could sleep in her own bed instead of a chair, and started compression therapy.
authors.affiliation: Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability, Community Health Services, 5 Boroughs NHS Foundation Trust, Knowsley.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001458:Bandages; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007097:Imines; D010146:Pain; D059408:Pain Management; D011725:Pyridines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011788:Quality of Life; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D007097:Imines; D011725:Pyridines; C034213:octenidine