Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of severe leg ulcers from prolidase deficiency
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of severe leg ulcers from prolidase deficiency.
To cite: Vestita M, Giudice G, Bonamonte D. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2016-217329 DESCRIPTION A 31-year-old man presented to our attention showing infected ulcerative lesions with pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia of legs and feet, which rendered him unable to walk or to even stand. At the age of 8, he had been diagnosed with prolidase defic...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217329