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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct 25;5(1):72-74.
doi: 10.1080/23320885.2018.1525684. eCollection 2018.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for digital ulcers due to Raynaud's disease

Tomoya Sato  1 , Kiyohito Arai  2 , Shigeru Ichioka  1
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for digital ulcers due to Raynaud's disease

Tomoya Sato et al. Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. .

Abstract

We present a case of Raynaud's disease with digital ulcers that was successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be considered as a safe and useful adjunct treatment for intractable digital ulcers in patients with Raynaud's disease.

Keywords: Addiction; alcohol; knowledge; media; qualitative interviews; trust.

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Figure 1.
(a,b) Bilateral index fingers developed painful ulcers with eschar. (c) Angiogram shows poor distal runoff in digital arteries. (d,e) Twelve-month follow-up post hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
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