The use of unripe pawpaw for wound bed preparation following radiation-induced sacral ulcer: A case report and review of literature

The use of unripe pawpaw for wound bed preparation following radiation-induced sacral ulcer: A case report and review of literature

Radiation wounds are very difficult to manage due to poor vascular status, excessive matrix metalloproteinases, and abnormal myofibroblast function. Such wound beds do not adequately support conventional resurfacing as do nonradiate beds. We present a 46-year-old female with a sacral radiation ulcer...

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Main Authors: Ezekiel Uchechukwu Nwankwo, Charles Chidiebele Maduba, Victor Ifeanyichukwu Modekwe, Ugochukwu Uzodimma Nnadozie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
case report
radiation wounds
unripe pawpaw
wound bed preparation
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2021;volume=30;issue=3;spage=339;epage=341;aulast=Nwankwo

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