Development of histology at slaked lime burn wounds treated with Maduxin ointment
- Author:
Tuan Ngoc Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
burn
- MeSH:
ointments;
burns
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
1998;351(6):11-15
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Maduxin ointment is extracted from the leaves and seeds of the Madhuca pasquieri H.J. Lam, Sapotaceae family and has been applied in burn treatment in Vietnam since 1987. We studied the effects of Maduxin at slaked lime burn wounds - a frequent type of burn in Viet nam - in comparison with effect of silversulfadiazine in burn treatment. Our study was carried out on 94 slaked lime burn patients who were treated at the Viet nam National Institute of Burn from Nov. 1994 to Oct. 1997. The results showed that Maduxin ointment transferred wet eschar to dry eschar, shortened the treatment of III- leveled burn to 17,8 days from 19,5 days in the control group. After 2 weeks of treatment, Maduxin limited the appearance of P.aeruginosa and S. aureus, reduced the number of microbacteria in the surface of the wounds to the similar number of that in the control group. The number of fibrocytes, fibroblasts in the burn wounds treated with Maduxin ointment increased significantly after 14 days and the mucopolysaccharide was created after 7- 15 days at a higher level than that in the control group.
