Abstract
Abstract
Background
In recent years, the number of patients with ischemic skin ulcers due to diabetes mellitus and arteriosclerosis obliterans are increasing. Accordingly, endovascular therapy, drugs, and various wound dressings have been developed and applied to diabetic foot ulcers, and negative-pressure wound therapy, which often requires expensive and burdensome procedures for medical personnel, has also become popular. So simple and minimal invasive home treatment by the patient or their caregiver is required.
Case presentation
The present patient (77 years old, male, Asian) had developed left sole ulcers with draining pus that were resistant to conventional treatment, and he suffered from gait disturbance. We report a case of metatarsal osteomyelitis in a patient with diabetes mellitus and arteriosclerosis obliterans, in whom artificial carbon dioxide foot bathing and povidone–iodine sugar ointment were used continuously to promote bone and joint regeneration, and skin ulcer healing.
Conclusions
A simple therapeutic intervention with artificial carbon dioxide foot bathing and povidone–iodine sugar ointment can improve not only ischemic skin ulcers, but also the bone and joint regeneration of ischemic limbs. This therapy can lead to a reduction in healthcare costs for a huge number of diabetic patients.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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