Subject(s)
Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica/nursing , Skin Care/nursing , Wound Healing , Adult , Algorithms , Bandages , Baths/nursing , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/etiology , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/prevention & control , Drainage/nursing , Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica/complications , Humans , Infection Control/methods , Nursing Assessment , Nutritional Status , Pain/etiology , Pain/prevention & control , Patient Care Planning , Pruritus/etiology , Pruritus/prevention & control , Skin Care/methodsABSTRACT
This case study details the healing of a chronic wound (20 years' duration) in a patient with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Many different dressings and creams had been used, and on occasions the wound began to heal but never progressed to closure. A honey impregnated dressing was used and the wound healed in 15 weeks. A brief overview of the dystrophic form of EB is given and some evidence for the efficacy of honey is presented.
ABSTRACT
This case study details the healing of a chronic wound (20 years' duration) in a patient with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Many different dressings and creams had been used, and on occasions the wound began to heal but never progressed to closure. A honey impregnated dressing was used and the wound healed in 15 weeks. A brief overview of the dystrophic form of EB is given and some evidence for the efficacy of honey is presented.
