COLD ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA ON TREATMENT CHRONIC SKIN LESSIONS IN DIABETES PATIENT: A CASE REPORT

Diabetes mellitus has been being a global health problem that leading to increase in diabetesrelatedcomplications, including chronic skin lesions. Many studies have shown that atmosphericpressure cold plasma treatment has many positive results in the treatment of acute and chronicwounds. In a case of a patient with Diabetes type 2 with a chronic wound at multiple skin sitesand complicated infection. We treated with the PlasmaMed device, a dose of 30 seconds/cm2 ofwound area per day. Patient was cared for ulcers according to standard procedures, wound size,infection status and sensation during treatment. After 4 weeks, the wounds reduced inflammation,necrosis and not abnormal sensations at the irradiated area.