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- Title
Closure of chronic non healing ankle ulcer with low level laser therapy in a patient presenting with thalassemia intermedia: Case report.
- Authors
Dixit, Snehil; Agrawal, Parul Raj; Sharma, Dinesh Kumari; Singh, Ravindra Pratap
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of an 18-year-old male thalassemia intermedia with history of chronic non-healing ulcer on the right ankle of 6 months duration. It mentions that the patient has a score of 12 for pressure ulcer scale for healing (PUSH) with generalized lymphadenopathy. It notes the application of low level laser therapy for the closure of chronic non-healing ankle ulcer.
- Subjects
THALASSEMIA; BETA-Thalassemia; LYMPH node diseases; LASER surgery; MEDICAL lasers
- Publication
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2014, Vol 47, Issue 3, p432
- ISSN
0970-0358
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0970-0358.146642