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Management of a diabetic foot ulcer by specialist nurses in Iran

Mitra Beni, Saeideh Ragheb
15 October 2013

<p>Foot ulcers are a serious complication of diabetes that are associated with adverse consequences and high costs, as well as having a significant impact on quality of life. In this case, a man was brought to a clinic in Iran with a diabetic foot ulcer of 1 month’s duration. He had seen several physicians, and the decision had been made to amputate his leg. However, when he was seen at the authors’ clinic he was reassured that amputation could be prevented and given a treatment plan that was managed by specialist nurses. Although such specialist training is not widely available in Iran, it would positively improve wound healing outcomes.</p>

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