potassium-permanganate and Venous-Insufficiency

Venous eczema is part of a continuum of venous disease that affects around 20% of people over 70 years of age. It is not always appropriately diagnosed and treated. This article aims to enable community nurses to understand the pathophysiology of venous disease and how to offer evidence based management to patients with this condition.

Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Cellulitis; Community Health Nursing; Diagnosis, Differential; Eczema; Emollients; Humans; Leg Dermatoses; Nursing Assessment; Panniculitis; Potassium Permanganate; Severity of Illness Index; Skin Care; Stockings, Compression; Venous Insufficiency

Fusarium spp. are fungi found throughout the world and can cause a great variety of skin infections, mainly in immunodepressed individuals. We present a case of skin infection with Fusarium sp. which manifested as painful superficial ulcers on the legs of an immunocompetent female patient, who had applied <> as a <> for leg pain. The condition was cured with oral itraconazole and local treatments.

Topics: Aged; Antifungal Agents; Dermatomycoses; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fusarium; Humans; Immunocompetence; Itraconazole; Ketoconazole; Leg Ulcer; Mud Therapy; Potassium Permanganate; Soil Microbiology; Venous Insufficiency