Citric acid treatment of diabetic foot: a simple and effective approach
Nagoba, B.S.; Kulkarni, P.B.; Wadher, B.J.; Kulkarni, U.P.; Mahabaleshwar, L.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 48(7): 739-741
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 11273514 Document Number: 6333
Diabetes mellitus is one of the predisposing factors to microbial infection. Nearly 25 percent of diabetic patients develop foot or leg problems. A special problem in the diabetic patient is the development of ulcers of the feet and lower extremities, often complicated by bacterial infection. Diabetic foot ulcers and infections are usually initiated by minor trauma but can become extensive, deep and spreading. These infections require surgical drainage and debridement that frequently involves amputation at the level of the toes, the transmetatarsal level, or even the foot or leg. Supportive treatment with initial antibiotic therapy for infected ulcers often can lead to salvation of the leg without amputation.' But when infections are difficult to control, amputation of infected part is the only treatment. A difficult case of diabetic foot ulcer, not responding to systemic antibiotic therapy, treated successfully simply by topical application of citric acid and gentian violet is presented here.
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