Successful Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen as Adjunctive Therapy for a Nonhealing Venous Ulcer in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Skin ulcers are a common complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) that can significantly impact the quality of life. There have been recent reports on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO2T) in the management of nonhealing systemic sclerosis skin ulcers. The effect of HBO2T on pulmonary arteria...

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Main Authors: Isaac Biney, Tina Dudney, Mitchell Goldman, Lee Carder, Elise Schriver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4750375
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description Skin ulcers are a common complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) that can significantly impact the quality of life. There have been recent reports on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO2T) in the management of nonhealing systemic sclerosis skin ulcers. The effect of HBO2T on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), another common and potentially life-threatening complication of SSc, is unclear with literature on the subject lacking. We present the case of a 65-year-old female with limited SSc complicated by severe PAH and a nonhealing left lower extremity venous ulcer. HBO2T was successfully used as an adjunct in her management resulting in complete resolution of the venous ulcer and improved quality of life without any adverse effects on her pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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spelling doaj-art-70624fd80be9492693a4c81669d7fdf52025-08-20T02:06:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542020-01-01202010.1155/2020/47503754750375Successful Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen as Adjunctive Therapy for a Nonhealing Venous Ulcer in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureIsaac Biney0Tina Dudney1Mitchell Goldman2Lee Carder3Elise Schriver4Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USASkin ulcers are a common complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) that can significantly impact the quality of life. There have been recent reports on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO2T) in the management of nonhealing systemic sclerosis skin ulcers. The effect of HBO2T on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), another common and potentially life-threatening complication of SSc, is unclear with literature on the subject lacking. We present the case of a 65-year-old female with limited SSc complicated by severe PAH and a nonhealing left lower extremity venous ulcer. HBO2T was successfully used as an adjunct in her management resulting in complete resolution of the venous ulcer and improved quality of life without any adverse effects on her pulmonary arterial hypertension.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4750375
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Successful Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen as Adjunctive Therapy for a Nonhealing Venous Ulcer in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Case Reports in Pulmonology
title Successful Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen as Adjunctive Therapy for a Nonhealing Venous Ulcer in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full Successful Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen as Adjunctive Therapy for a Nonhealing Venous Ulcer in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Successful Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen as Adjunctive Therapy for a Nonhealing Venous Ulcer in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Successful Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen as Adjunctive Therapy for a Nonhealing Venous Ulcer in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Successful Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen as Adjunctive Therapy for a Nonhealing Venous Ulcer in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort successful use of hyperbaric oxygen as adjunctive therapy for a nonhealing venous ulcer in a patient with systemic sclerosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension a case report and review of the literature
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