A Case Report of Treatment of a Wound with Extensive Skin Necrosis Using Modern Dressing in a One-Month-Old Infant

Abstract

Background and Objectives: A wound is an injury or rupture on the surface of skin, which is caused physically, chemically, mechanically, or by heat. Case Report: The patient was a one-month-old infant who admitted to the hospital with seizure. After physical examination, it was revealed that the left thigh had an extensive skin necrosis due to burn. After the debridement of the lesion, due to the extent of the area of the injury, the child needed to have skin graft according to the plastic surgery consultation. However, the patient was treated with modern dressing (with tenderwet plus, Colactive besides the combination dressing of Aquasel Ag+, foam Aquasel, and colactive collagen) and recovered after 45 days. In this report, in addition to the introduction of a case of treatment of a wound with extensive necrosis by modern dressing in a one-month-old infant, a discussion was presented on the modern dressing.

Keywords

• wounds and injuries
• wounds and injuries-therapy
• infant
• modern dressing