1. Platelet Gel in a Non-Regenerating Cryosurgery-Induced Skin Wound in an Old Patient: A Case Report
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Orlando Pignalosa, Giovanni Francesco Nicoletti, Francesco Cavalca, Claudio Napoli, Maria Rosaria De Pascale, Linda Sommese, Angelo Itro, Gianpaolo Tartaro, Dario Martusciello, Pignalosa, Orlando, Martusciello, Dario, De Pascale, Maria R., Sommese, Linda, Nicoletti, Giovanni Francesco, Itro, Angelo, Cavalca, Francesco, Tartaro, Gianpaolo, and Napoli, Claudio
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Blood Platelets ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Skin wound ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Case Report ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Cryosurgery ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Platelet ,Non-regenerating cryosurgery-induced lesion ,Aged, 80 and over ,Skin, Artificial ,integumentary system ,business.industry ,Growth factor ,General Medicine ,Dermatology ,Surgery ,Platelet gel ,Wounds and Injuries ,Non-regenerating cryosurgery-induced lesions ,Presentation (obstetrics) ,Growth factors ,business ,Gels - Abstract
Objective: To report on the clinical benefits of platelet gel application in a non-regenerating skin wound. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: An 84-year-old man presented with a severe wound with a regular circumference in the frontal region which resulted in a complete loss of epidermis and dermis. The skin lesion, induced by cryosurgery used to remove a basal-cell carcinoma, had previously been treated with a dermal substitute application (Integra®). After the failure of the skin graft, the patient was treated using a platelet gel therapeutic protocol which achieved the complete healing of the injured area. Conclusion: This case showed the clinical efficacy of using platelet gel in this elderly patient in whom the dermal substitute graft had been ineffective.
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- 2016
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