Case Study 6
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Case Study 6
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WET GANGRENE
PATIENT #1
PATIENT: 63 year old male.
DIAGNOSIS: Adult on-set Diabetic, kidney failure and on dialysis, neuropathy and microangiopathy, wet gangrene in three toes and dry gangrene from mid tibia distally.
HISTORY: Patient was taken off antibiotics three days before this treatment started. Patient was scheduled for amputation.
TREATMENT: Patient was put on antibiotic treatment and the Neuro Care™ treatment was done three (3) times a day for the first week. Two times a day for the next two weeks.
PROGRESS: The wet gangrene reduced to the tip of the large toe and turned very hard by the end of the first week. By day ten (10) the toenail of the large toe came off, and all wounds had good granulation. Sensitivity returned on the fourth day with patient experiencing "hot" burning for about one hour and parasthesia for almost three (3) hours. New skin appeared under the tip of the large toe at twelve (12) days. The hard part at the end of the toe began separating by day thirteen (13). Patient is now under treatment one time daily on both legs. Patient continues to increase in vigor and activity.
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Diabetic Extremity Wounds:
Gangrene:
Bedsores:
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