PROTEIN METABOLISM AND BED SORES

Delhi Sores

The idea of putting upon rccord the experiences of Medical Officers attached to Regiments that may have occupied certain stations for some time in any other way than in the shape of Annual Reports, which are either carried about wherever the Regiment may march, or carefully stored, so as to be almost inaccessible, seems to be little thought of, and it is no common event for a Regiment to march ...

Pressure Sores

DESCRIPTION A 31-year-old man with known history of paraplegia presents to clinic with a long-standing wound as shown earlier. The wound is located in the presacral region with intact periosteum, healthy overlying fascia, and no purulence.

Frontier Sores

(1) An acute phagedenic ulcer, circular in outline with sharp punched out edges usually commencing on the site of some trivial abrasion not necessarily of recent origin. The rapid increase in area and depth of the ulcer was appalling. Within 24 or 48 hours a trivial abrasion might become an ulcer as big as a rupee and with deep fascia exposed in its base. Considerable swelling of surrounding ti...

Cold Sores

Cold sores are caused by a herpes virus, most often the herpes simplex 1 virus. Cold sores should not be confused with canker sores, which are small ulcerations in the mouth. Rather, cold sores are fluid-filled blisters that form on the gums and the outside of the mouth and lips. The blisters, which are contagious, later break, ooze, and crust over before healing. Recurrences are common and can...

Naga Sores in Gwalior