Citric acid treatment of post operative wound infections in HIV/AIDS patients

Abstract: The normal cellular immunity is required for normal wound healing. The HIV infection affects wound healing adversely. Wound infections in HIV/AIDS patients are difficult to manage because of compromised immunity. The result is delayed wound healing and increased susceptibility to wound infection. Here we report two cases of HIV positive patients who had developed the post operative wound gape, not responding to the conventional treatment, treated simply by local application of three percent citric acid ointment.

Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - January 13, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Basavraj Nagoba, Chandrakala Patil Dawale, Reena Raju, Bharat Wadher, Shruti Chidrawar, Sohan Selkar, Namdev Suryawanshi Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research