Treatment of Pressure Ulcer with Abukhalsa (Arnebia euchroma) Ointment: A Case Report

Abstract

Pressure ulcers, caused by reduced tissue blood flow because of long pressure on the site, are of the problems of people with immobility. Treatment of this problem has always been one of the problems of medical community with disabled and immobile people. Thus, many studies are always conducted to seek new approaches to reduce this problem. Additionally, given the acceptance of herbal medicines in recent years, using medicinal plants is on the rise. The case was a 52-year-old woman admitted to the wound clinic with a complaint of sensory and motor weakness of the upper limb and sudden paralysis of the lower limb since one year ago, with a diagnosis of myelitis .Her complaints were two wounds on both sides of the right and left buttocks measuring 9 by 5 and another 6 by 4.5 cm from three months ago and a wound with dimensions of 5 by 4.5 in the sacral region (sacrum) from twenty days before the visit. It had necrotic tissue without muscle involvement, osteomyelitis, or tunneling, also there were not bad odor and sludge, considered in class 3 in the category of wounds. Treatment was started for her by Arnebia euchroma ointment. The treatment was very successful from the second week on, and the wounds healed completely in 8 weeks. Using Arnebia euchroma as a wound treatment and reduction of infection and inflammation could be of great help in the treatment of pressure ulcers and a good suggestion in treating these ulcers. Keywords:Pressure ulcer, Wound healing, Arnebia euchroma, Bed sore, Persian traditional medicine