Treatment of Racalcitrant Distal Leg Ulcer with Hyaluronic Acid sodium salt 0.2% Gel

Hyaluronic Acid Sodium Salt 0.2% Gel in the treatment of a Recalcitrant Distal Leg Ulcer

Article specifications

This case report study was published in 2017 in Journal of J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. (IF 2014:1.72) by American specialists. A 56-year-old male with a recalcitrant recurrent distal leg ulcer was referred. A chronic, recurrent, nonhealing, partial-thickness ulcer overlying the right medial malleolus that had been previously treated with wet-to-dry dressings over several weeks. The ulcer was treated initially with debridement and compression therapy, respectively, and then subsequently with hyaluronic acid sodium salt 0.2% gel, which prompted complete wound closure.

 

Results

After the initiation of the HA therapy, the patient achieved complete wound closure in four weeks of treatment. This result suggests that further studies should assess the role of HA sodium salt 0.2% gel in the management of VLUs.