Objective We examined associations between ulcer bioburden and ulcer outcomes in neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) that lacked clinical signs of infection. Research Design and Methods Three ...

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Discover conditions you can treat using oxygen therapy, from chronic respiratory diseases to diabetes and wound healing.

diabetic ulcers can lead to infection or poor healing. If the problem is severe, amputation may be necessary. In the United States, between 14 and 24 percent of people who develop a foot ulcer req ...

Nurse Riham Awad roams daily among the tents of displaced persons in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, to ...

Background and Aims Diabetic patients reportedly have a higher incidence of peptic ulcer disease. The aim of this study was to investigate if type II diabetic patients have higher risk of ...

Non-healing wounds may signal gangrene, a severe condition caused by tissue death due to poor oxygen and blood flow. Early ...

Esophageal ulcers are often the result of chronic GERD or infections, but there are a number of causes that may or may not cause symptoms. No two cases of esophageal ulcers are the same. Some people ...

Brilacidin is under clinical development by Innovation Pharmaceuticals and currently in Phase II for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Buruli ulcer is a bacterial infection that researchers believe is spread from possums to humans by mosquitoes. Cases initially present as a painless lump or wound that can slowly develop into a ...

Athlete's foot is a contagious fungal infection that affects the skin on the feet and between the toes. It can cause fluid-filled blisters on the feet, as well as other symptoms. It commonly affects ...

He didn’t think much of it, but when he got back home to Arizona, his foot swelled up and turned purple. He went to a nearby hospital and was told he had a serious infection that had spread to ...