Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for chronic ulcers in systemic sclerosis - case series

Mirasoglu B., Bagli B., Aktas Ş.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, cilt.56, sa.6, ss.636-640, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 56 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ijd.13570
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.636-640
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Digital and leg ulcers are extremely painful, hard to heal manifestations of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Many treatments have been tried for these challenging complications, but use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is very limited. HBOT has been used as an adjunctive therapy for treating chronic wounds, and nonhealing SSc wounds, which have a hypoxic nature, may also benefit from it.