Foot necrosis just because of the belief that the healer applied medicine to cure burns

May 29, 2022 11:32 GMT+7

According to the patient, before that, while cooking rice by mistake, Mr. B. had a burn of cooking oil on his feet on both sides. In which, the left foot has more burn area with blisters and blisters. Due to his fear of going to the hospital, Mr. B. listened to his advice and stayed at home for treatment according to a prescription from a healer.

Mr. B. said that the healer had come to his house and brought an orange-yellow powder of unknown origin. Then the healer used a piece of chicken feathers to dip the medicine and sprinkle it evenly on the burned area of ​​Mr. B’s leg. This person promised that after only one treatment, only 1-2 days later, the burn will dry out and then heal on its own. . After 2 days, he saw that the burned area was painful, swollen, hot, and drained, so he rushed to the hospital to check.

The patient is treated by a nurse.

On May 23, 2022, patient B. was admitted to the hospital with a burn wound on the inside of his left foot, about 10x6cm in size, with a software defect, a lot of turbidity, and necrosis of the black moth. Right foot soles burn area 4x3cm with skin necrosis, lots of turbid fluid with white pseudomembranous fascia. With a diagnosis of bilateral foot burn infection. Currently, the patient is being treated with antibiotics, dressing, removing necrosis and considering a skin graft / flap transfer to cover the software defect when eligible.

Doctors of the Department of Orthopedic and Burn injuries recommend to people: With burn injuries due to any cause, go to a medical facility or contact a medical staff for advice on the right treatment. way. Because it can be from a simple initial injury (like that of patient B.), if handled incorrectly, it can cause more serious consequences such as necrosis causing software defects, which can lead to tendon necrosis. Muscles affect the function of the foot, prolonging the treatment and expensive for the patient. The worst case scenario can lead to a gangrene infection and possibly amputation of the whole foot.

K.Chi