Efficacy and safety of oxum in treatment of the venous ulcer.

The present study was carried out to find out the efficacy and safety of oxum in the treatment of venous ulcers. The oxum (superoxidised water) is a pH neutral, non-irritating, aqueous solution that possesses a good antiseptic, antimicrobial activity and wound healing properties. The study was conducted in 30 patients of venous ulcers with a culture examination positive for pathogenic microbial flora. All patients received a gauze dressing impregnated with oxum followed by compression bandage for 28 days. The primary endpoint was the calculation of ulcer size using ulcer tracing. Assessment of periwound oedema, periwound erythema, wound fibrin and wound granulations were considered as secondary endpoints. There was a singificant reduction in ulcer size starting from day 7 of the treatment. Significant improvements in secondary endpoints were observed. This study has demonstrated that oxum improved the clinical status, reduced the signs of inflammation in venous ulcers in addition to its well confirmed anti-infective properties.

Giant mesenteric cyst of abdomen herniating into scrotum.

Cystic mesenteric tumors are rare abdominal neoplasms. We report a 55-year-old man with recurrent benign mesothelioma arising from the left colonic mesentery and extending into the scrotal sac. He recovered well after excision of the abdominal and scrotal mass.

Acute necrotizing gastritis.

A 17-year-old man presented with signs of peritonitis. Laparotomy revealed gangrene of the stomach without obvious cause. The patient underwent total gastrectomy with esophago-jejunal anastomosis with formation of jejunal pouch. Bacterial culture of the peritoneal fluid grew Strept. pyogenes and E. coli. The patient was discharged on day 21 after a stormy postoperative course.