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Wound is getting bigger and not healing
My wound is not healing for last three months. It started from a small cut. I am a diabetes patient nd sometimes i get swelling in my leg and it makes me unable to walk properly. Blood discharge from it and to prevent it i wear dressing all the time. Kindly help me to resolve this issue.
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You need daily dressing for it with proper blood sugar control. Diabetic foot ulcers take long time to heal. Please do consult on time as your problem may worsen.
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You must consult plastic surgeon or diabetic foot surgeon immediately
Get pus cs and arterial Doppler of your leg
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This seems like a diabetic ulcer. U have to take all the precautions and manage it properly otherwise it will cause cellulitis of whole foot.
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Don't ignore diabetic ulcers
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Dr. Mohammed Jameel Ahmed
General Surgeon
25 yrs exp
Nagpur
Needs Debridement and daily dressing
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