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Proteus mirabilis infected diabetic foot treated with Mesitran honey gel
An 87 year old female diabetic, suffered from an open wound on her left foot due to a transmetatarsal amputation. Culture swabs showed that the wound was infected with Proteus mirabilis. Wound healing went slow and after 10 days with little progress the physician decided to change therapy to a honey based approach. The wet gangrene posed a particluar challenge as it is a serious limb- or life-threatening infection. This case study however underlines the debriding qualities and...
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Haematomas treated with L-Mesitran Ointment | Hematomas tratados con L-Mesitran
Skin tears and haematomas occur frequently within the growing elderly population. Surgical management can lead to complications and bring high costs for debridement and grafting. A conservative approach to management of type 1-3 pretibial lacerations/haematomas could be the use of L-Mesitran Ointment. Using a syringe to introduce the honey allows infiltration through the haematoma, useful in painful wounds where manual removal of the haematoma is limited. Also, no additional wound is created (...
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L-Mesitran reduces equine proud flesh | L-Mesitran reduce el tejido granular excesivo en equino
In equine wound healing exuberant granulation or ‘proud flesh’ is considered a major issue by the owner and the veterinarians. According to Alex Brander (RN) L-Mesitran contributes to shorten the inflammatory phase in wound healing, thus reducing the possibility of proud flesh formation. The author, who has a long experience with L-Mesitran products in equine wound healing praxis, published an article on his website www.veterinairewondzorg.nl. The article furthermore provides...
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