Diabetic foot ulcer healing with polylactic acid membrane assessed by thermographic imaging: a case report
Diabetic foot ulcers reduce patient’s quality of life and increase treatment costs, evaluating this condition is promising. We report the clinical progression of an elderly patient who developed a diabetic foot ulcer following minor trauma. She was treated for over 2 months until her condition progr...
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| author | Víctor Manuel Loza-González Mario Aurelio Martínez-Jiménez Ana Lorena Novoa-Moreno José Luis Ramírez-GarcíaLuna José Luis Ramírez-GarcíaLuna Alejandra Ortiz-Dosal Alejandra Ortiz-Dosal Eleazar Samuel Kolosovas-Machuca Eleazar Samuel Kolosovas-Machuca |
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| description | Diabetic foot ulcers reduce patient’s quality of life and increase treatment costs, evaluating this condition is promising. We report the clinical progression of an elderly patient who developed a diabetic foot ulcer following minor trauma. She was treated for over 2 months until her condition progressed to Grade 4 on the Wagner Classification of Diabetic Foot. A Serial infrared thermography was performed. The treatment plan included antibiotics and a polylactic acid membrane until complete ulcer remission. Thermographic imaging showed a quantitative reduction of the temperature differences between the affected and contralateral foot from an initial ΔT: −4.6°C ± 2.4, progressing to ΔT: −1.7°C ± 1.6 at 12 weeks, and a temperature reduction from the proximal third tibial area with ΔT: −1.7°C ± 0.6, with a change to ΔT 0.8°C ± 0.4 at 12 weeks near the metatarsal bone region. This article underscores the use of infrared thermography to give physicians feedback on ulcer healing progression phases and treatment effectiveness. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9cd9f1f5423f46e7882ded690d5baf802025-08-20T03:50:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2025-07-011210.3389/fmed.2025.15681441568144Diabetic foot ulcer healing with polylactic acid membrane assessed by thermographic imaging: a case reportVíctor Manuel Loza-González0Mario Aurelio Martínez-Jiménez1Ana Lorena Novoa-Moreno2José Luis Ramírez-GarcíaLuna3José Luis Ramírez-GarcíaLuna4Alejandra Ortiz-Dosal5Alejandra Ortiz-Dosal6Eleazar Samuel Kolosovas-Machuca7Eleazar Samuel Kolosovas-Machuca8Doctorado Institucional en Ingeniería y Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, MexicoBurn Unit, Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto, San Luis Potosí, MexicoBurn Unit, Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto, San Luis Potosí, MexicoDivision of Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaFaculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, MexicoFaculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, MexicoInvestigadora por Mexico, Programa Cátedras, Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación (SECIHTI), Ciudad de Mexico, MexicoFaculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, MexicoCoordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, MexicoDiabetic foot ulcers reduce patient’s quality of life and increase treatment costs, evaluating this condition is promising. We report the clinical progression of an elderly patient who developed a diabetic foot ulcer following minor trauma. She was treated for over 2 months until her condition progressed to Grade 4 on the Wagner Classification of Diabetic Foot. A Serial infrared thermography was performed. The treatment plan included antibiotics and a polylactic acid membrane until complete ulcer remission. Thermographic imaging showed a quantitative reduction of the temperature differences between the affected and contralateral foot from an initial ΔT: −4.6°C ± 2.4, progressing to ΔT: −1.7°C ± 1.6 at 12 weeks, and a temperature reduction from the proximal third tibial area with ΔT: −1.7°C ± 0.6, with a change to ΔT 0.8°C ± 0.4 at 12 weeks near the metatarsal bone region. This article underscores the use of infrared thermography to give physicians feedback on ulcer healing progression phases and treatment effectiveness.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1568144/fullinfrared thermographydiabetic footpolylactic acid membraneulcer healingdiabetes mellitus |
| spellingShingle | Víctor Manuel Loza-González Mario Aurelio Martínez-Jiménez Ana Lorena Novoa-Moreno José Luis Ramírez-GarcíaLuna José Luis Ramírez-GarcíaLuna Alejandra Ortiz-Dosal Alejandra Ortiz-Dosal Eleazar Samuel Kolosovas-Machuca Eleazar Samuel Kolosovas-Machuca Diabetic foot ulcer healing with polylactic acid membrane assessed by thermographic imaging: a case report Frontiers in Medicine infrared thermography diabetic foot polylactic acid membrane ulcer healing diabetes mellitus |
| title | Diabetic foot ulcer healing with polylactic acid membrane assessed by thermographic imaging: a case report |
| title_full | Diabetic foot ulcer healing with polylactic acid membrane assessed by thermographic imaging: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Diabetic foot ulcer healing with polylactic acid membrane assessed by thermographic imaging: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diabetic foot ulcer healing with polylactic acid membrane assessed by thermographic imaging: a case report |
| title_short | Diabetic foot ulcer healing with polylactic acid membrane assessed by thermographic imaging: a case report |
| title_sort | diabetic foot ulcer healing with polylactic acid membrane assessed by thermographic imaging a case report |
| topic | infrared thermography diabetic foot polylactic acid membrane ulcer healing diabetes mellitus |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1568144/full |
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