Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC ULCER

Dr. V. Naganjani Chigurupati, Dr. Sankar Kurli

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Growth factors are endogenous signaling molecules that regulate cellular responses for the wound healing process.The aim of the study is to compare the outcome of dressing a chronic ulcer with epidermal growth factor with that of conventional dressing with normal saline. The patients with chronic ulcer were divided into study and control groups of 20 each. In the study group, epidermal growth factor (EGF) gel was used as dressing; in control group, dressing was done with normal saline. Treatment was given for 8 weeks or until ulcer healed, whichever occurred first. After the eighth week of dressing in the study group,90 % of the patients showed complete ulcer healing. Whereas in control group only 30 % of the patients showed complete ulcer healing. The results in healing were not significantly different in two study groups after 8-week duration.

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EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC ULCER, Dr.V.Naganjani Chigurupati, Dr.Sankar Kurli GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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