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Burning Question about an Old Wound
Three years ago, my patient sustained a burn from a hot greasespill. Biopsy has shown that the nubby areas (Figure)are live skin; however, I am unsure of how to treat thewound.
Three years ago, my patient sustained a burn from a hot greasespill. Biopsy has shown that the nubby areas (Figure)are live skin; however, I am unsure of how to treat thewound.
-- Judy LaJoie, RN
Brooklyn, NYThe area appears to be ahypertrophic scar. If a biopsyis negative for malignancy,I would suggest excision anda split-thickness skin graft followedby a pressure garment to preventhypertrophic scar formation.-- Sidney Miller, MD
Director, Burn Center
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton, Ohio
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