Published 27 May 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b2063
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b2063

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Larval therapy for leg ulcers

Wrong treatment

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Why use maggots to treat venous leg ulcers?1 The most important treatment is compression combined with a duplex scan to evaluate the superficial venous system for incompetence leading to surgery. Why use hydrogel when the wound is exudating? An absorbent dressing would be more appropriate. Maggots are useful in debridement, especially in diabetic foot ulcers, but for debridement alone.

Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b2063

Rolf Jelnes, consultant1

1 Sygehus Soenderjylland, 6400 Denmark

rolf.jelnes@stofanet.dk

Competing interests: None declared.

  1. Dumville JC, Worthy G, Bland JM, Cullum N, Dowson C, Iglesias C, et al, on behalf of the VenUS II team. Larval therapy for leg ulcers (VenUS II): randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2009;338:b773. (19 March.)[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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