Drain Jerri, Fleming Michael O
Jerri Drain, RN, BSN, CWON, Amedisys Home Health Care, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Michael O. Fleming, MD, FAAFP, Amedisys Home Health Care, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2015 Mar-Apr;42(2):190-2. doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000114.
The management of malignant malodorous wounds within the oral cavity can be challenging due to limited availability of dressings that are safe, efficacious, and ingestible.
An 80-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity was admitted to home care with complaints and distress related to extreme malodor.
Manuka honey proved a safe, effective, palliative treatment to reduce odor and inflammation in wounds secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in this patient.
