by HBOT News | Nov 14, 2013 | Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Abstract: This paper describes the surgical technique of a modified Pirogoff’s amputation performed by the senior author and reports the results of this operation in a single surgeon case series for patients with diabetic foot infections. Six patients with...
by HBOT News | Oct 25, 2013 | Burns
Abstract: Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis that may be difficult to diagnose and treat. We presented a 41-year-old woman who required skin grafting following third-degree burns to her left breast. She suffered recurrent graft dehiscence and...
by HBOT News | Oct 6, 2013 | Leukemia
Abstract: BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis (BKV-HC) is a common and major cause of morbidity in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A 32-year-old woman developed severe BKV-HC on day 24 after cord blood transplantation (CBT)....
by HBOT News | Aug 26, 2013 | Chronic Heart Failure
Abstract: Immersion pulmonary oedema (IPE) is being increasingly recognized in swimmers, snorkellers and scuba divers presenting with acute symptoms of respiratory distress following immersion, but fatal case reports are uncommon. We report two fatal cases of probable...
by HBOT News | Jul 4, 2013 | Anaerobic Bacterial Infection
Abstract: Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a rare infection of the fascial planes, which is less common in head and neck, because of the rarity and higher vascularity in the region. We report a case of necrotising fasciitis in a 43-year-old man, arising from a dental...
