Treatment of a Chronic Vulvar Wound by Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

We hereby report the case of a 66-year-old obese patient (BMI 30) with type 2 diabetes, who presented a chronic vulvar lesion on the left labia majora following surgical drainage of an abscess. After multiple unsuccessful treatments by antibiotics and local wound care, we proposed a trial of hyperba...

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Main Authors: D. Ricard-Gauthier, M.-A. Panchard, D. E. Huber
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6083915
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description We hereby report the case of a 66-year-old obese patient (BMI 30) with type 2 diabetes, who presented a chronic vulvar lesion on the left labia majora following surgical drainage of an abscess. After multiple unsuccessful treatments by antibiotics and local wound care, we proposed a trial of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). The patient fully recovered after 54 sessions at 2.5 ATA, 95 minutes each. HBOT has been studied for perineal lesion such as skin atrophy or necrosis caused by irradiation but not for vulvar nonhealing chronic lesions in the case of impaired vascularization caused by diabetes. This case is, to our knowledge, one of the first publications about the healing boost of HBOT in chronic vulvar wounds due to vascular impairment.
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spelling doaj-art-cd2834c2fea04ba7b900ae6a19d312a92025-08-20T03:19:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66922022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6083915Treatment of a Chronic Vulvar Wound by Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)D. Ricard-Gauthier0M.-A. Panchard1D. E. Huber2Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsDepartment of Underwater and HyperbareDepartment of Gynecology and ObstetricsWe hereby report the case of a 66-year-old obese patient (BMI 30) with type 2 diabetes, who presented a chronic vulvar lesion on the left labia majora following surgical drainage of an abscess. After multiple unsuccessful treatments by antibiotics and local wound care, we proposed a trial of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). The patient fully recovered after 54 sessions at 2.5 ATA, 95 minutes each. HBOT has been studied for perineal lesion such as skin atrophy or necrosis caused by irradiation but not for vulvar nonhealing chronic lesions in the case of impaired vascularization caused by diabetes. This case is, to our knowledge, one of the first publications about the healing boost of HBOT in chronic vulvar wounds due to vascular impairment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6083915
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