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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Scleroderma Wounds: A Report on Two Cases and Literature Review

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Systemic sclerosis-associated wounds are often refractory to conventional wound care and pharmacotherapy. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy has a longstanding, yet infrequently documented, history of success healing wounds in patients with systemic sclerosis. Here, we present 2 cases of scleroderma-associated cutaneous wounds, unresponsive to standard treatments, successfully treated with HBO2. Additionally, we reviewed the current literature for articles that used HBO2 adjunctively with wound care in systemic sclerosis. These published studies showed an overall success rate of 81%.

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases

DOI: 10.7326/aimcc.2024.1355

Authors: Chih Yu Fang, Kevin D. Kerin, Jay C. Buckey

Institutions: Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth College

Language: English

Topic: Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4412983028

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