Volume
11, Issue 1, January – April 2023, Pages 27-30
Original Article
Role of Prolotherapy in Wound Bed Preparation in Necrotizing Fasciitis
Shivanand Hosamani , Ravi Kumar Chittoria , Barath Kumar Singh. P
Junior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Professor & Head, Department of Plastic Surgery & Telemedicine, Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.
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Necrotizing fasciitis is an infection of subcutaneous tissue and fascia which may spread rapidly to deeper tissue and surrounding tissue which may cause damage to the tissue and present as a localized infection and fulminant septic shock with high mortality rate. Prolotherapy has been found to be effective in wound bed preparation. This study highlights our experience in wound bed preparation using prolotherapy as an adjuvant in a case of necrotizing fasciitis.
Corresponding Author : Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Professor & Head, Department of Plastic Surgery & Telemedicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.