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Case study 2
An 80-year-old female with a grade III sacral pressure ulcer. She had underlying of diabetes mellitus. She suffered from a sacral pressure ulcer with necrotic tissue for 15 days. She received debridement, and the wound was treated with alginate silver dressing. Eight weeks after treatment, the wound size was reduced from 20 to 3 cm2. (A) At the first week before debridement with some necrotic tissue. (B) At the eighth week.
