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Delayed healing and recurrence of diabetic foot ulcerations (DFUs) is often related to excessive pressure. Offloading, a mainstay of treatment, can be achieved through a variety of methods. Although pressure mitigation should be continued after wound resolution to prevent recurrence, many offloading modalities are discontinued at that point, with providers instead relying on patient self-directed use of appropriate inserts and shoe gear. Use of a novel offloading modality continued upon wound healing may help break the cycle of recurrent DFUs.

A patient presented with a 2-year history of recurrent DFU to the right fourth metatarsal head following amputation of the fourth digit. Recurrence continued despite self-reported compliance with therapeutic footwear use. Use of a novel offloading modality that incorporates intermittent pneumatic compression, smart technology for monitoring of patient compliance with use, and the ability to continue therapeutic shoe gear use upon wound resolution was initiated. Wound resolution was achieved, allowing for reconstructive surgery to further mitigate the potential for recurrence. The patient remains free of DFU recurrence for 3 years with continued use of the device’s shoe gear.

Implementation of a novel offloading device, which facilitates enhanced perfusion, monitors patient compliance with use, and can be continued upon wound resolution, was able to break the cycle of a recurrent DFU.

Implementation of a novel offloading device, which facilitates enhanced perfusion, monitors patient compliance with use, and can be continued upon wound resolution, was able to break the cycle of a recurrent DFU.Most nail bed injuries occur along with other fingertip injuries; however, isolated total avulsion injuries of the nail bed are uncommon. To obtain optimal results, reconstructive methods should be selected judiciously depending on the type of injury, the patient’s needs for their economic status and postoperative aesthetics, and postoperative morbidities. Replantation with an avulsed nail bed, if feasible, can be a reasonable treatment option to avoid the morbidities of other donor sites. This report presents a rare case of a 26-year-old man who experienced an isolated total avulsion injury of the nail bed with exposure of the phalangeal bone while using machinery, which was treated successfully with free grafting and postoperative ice cooling.Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) is considered a cause of moisture-associated skin damage after prolonged exposure to urinary and fecal incontinence. While partial-thickness burns are often managed with topical therapies, daily dressing changes, patient positioning, hydration, nutrition, and pain management, deep partial-thickness and full-thickness burn injuries require surgical excision and, ultimately, skin grafting. The elderly and very young as well as those with medical comorbidities can develop urinary and fecal incontinence. Urinary ammonia and gastrointestinal lipolytic enzymes and proteases can produce caustic damage to weakened elderly or immature skin. In this report, 2 cases of IAD are presented as chemical burns. After a prolonged interval of urinary and fecal incontinence, an incapacitated 65-year-old male with 14% total body surface area (TBSA) partial-thickness wounds, and an 85-year-old female with 4% TBSA full-thickness wounds were admitted to the burn center and underwent operative management.

Delayed wound healing and ulceration in radiated tissue is a surgical challenge. Autologous fat grafting can reverse skin changes secondary to radiation such as fibrosis, scarring, contracture, and pain. Adipose-derived stem cells are thought to contribute to the regenerative properties of fat.

In this case report, the authors discuss the role of fat grafting as a means for effective wound healing in a patient with a chronic nonhealing radiation-induced skin wound.

The patient is a 79-year-old male with a history of medically complicated obesity who presented with a fluoroscopic radiation-induced wound that developed 11 years after non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction for which he underwent placement of 6 stents via percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography. The wound was complicated by several infections and remained refractory to multiple interventions despite topical steroid use, regular wound dressing changes, debridements, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. In consideration of the patient’s bodyound healing via fat grafting. Earlier intervention with fat grafting may prove helpful to patients who do not show evidence of healing via other modalities and for whom flap surgery is not an option.

Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are the most common vascular abnormalities in children under 1 year old; most IHs involute spontaneously and do not need intervention unless a complication occurs. Ulceration and secondary infection are the most common complications. Despite appropriate conventional wound care, ulcerated IHs are difficult to heal. Although oral propranolol and topical timolol have been found to be effective in the treatment of ulcerated hemangiomas, they have been reported to have adverse effects and limitations. Citric acid has been used on pediatric patients without any reported adverse effects in the treatment of a variety of infected wounds refractory to conventional treatment modalities. Herein, the authors report the case of a large, ulcerated, infected hemangioma treated with topical application of citric acid ointment. Case Report. A 6-month-old otherwise healthy infant who had undergone previous, unsuccessful treatment of a large, ulcerated hemangioma infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosant of a variety of infected wounds refractory to conventional treatment modalities. Herein, the authors report the case of a large, ulcerated, infected hemangioma treated with topical application of citric acid ointment. Case Report. A 6-month-old otherwise healthy infant who had undergone previous, unsuccessful treatment of a large, ulcerated hemangioma infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa was treated using topical application of 3% citric acid in a petroleum jelly base once daily for 24 days. EIDD-1931 datasheet Topical application of citric acid resulted in complete healing of the ulcer in 24 applications. Conclusions. The efficacy, ease of application, and absence of notable adverse effects of using citric acid suggest it may be an effective option for the treatment of hemangiomas in children.