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Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation

Clinical experience with Leptospermum honey use for treatment of hard to heal neonatal wounds: case series

Journal of Perinatology volume 34, pages 161–163 (2014)Cite this article

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Preterm, critically ill neonates represent a challenge in wound healing. Many factors predispose infants to skin injuries, including decreased epidermal–dermal cohesion, deficient stratum corneum, relatively alkaline pH of skin surface, impaired nutrition and presence of multiple devices on the skin. We present a case series describing the use of medical-grade honey—Leptospermum honey (Medihoney), for successful treatment of slowly healing neonatal wounds, specifically stage 3 pressure ulcer, dehiscent and infected sternal wound, and full-thickness wound from an extravasation injury.

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  1. Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, New Hyde Park, NY, USA

    V Boyar & D Handa

  2. Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA

    V Boyar

  3. Department of Nursing Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York, New Hyde Park, NY, USA

    K Clemens & D Shimborske

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Boyar, V., Handa, D., Clemens, K. et al. Clinical experience with Leptospermum honey use for treatment of hard to heal neonatal wounds: case series. J Perinatol 34, 161–163 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2013.158

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