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http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-1206.C1.003Hirudotherapy in the treatment of periungual felon
Konstantin Sukhov
World Hirudotherapy Organization, Russia
T
he most common form of acute purulent inflammation of the tissues of the fingers is periungual felon or paronychia when
inflammation begins at the edge of the nail plate due to minor skin injuries. During the development process may complete defeat
periungual roller and be fiber, which is accompanied by severe pain syndrome and disability of the patient. The main conventional
treatment was surgery. In my clinical practice we apply the hirudotherapy (medicinal leech therapy), which effectively eliminates the
inflammatory process and allows you to avoid surgery. Here are the most typical clinical examples. The patient, 40 years, of paronyhii
the first phalanx of the 4
th
finger of the right hand developed as a result of hangnails. At the time of treatment was the third day of the
disease: the patient is concerned about increasing constant severe bursting pain in the damaged finger, last night joined the growing
attacks of acute pulsating pain. Objectively: state of moderate severity, the patient is partially able-bodied. Phalanx of the 4th finger
of the right hand: you can clearly see the tissue with translucent purulent contents, in the form of a strip of outer inner (medial) edge
of the nail plate, surrounded by a tense, hot, swollen and congested skin. At the session of hirudotherapy, oversight occurred of two
medical leeches on the second phalanx of the finger, one on the outer and inner side exposure to the full saturation (24 and 55 min).
After self falling of the leeches, the bites of the superimposed hot wet cotton pads during the inspection was a day after the consoles
leeches: The pain is not bothering, it is noted moderately severe arching unpleasant sensations in the region of the inner edge of
the nail plate. Plot purulent inflammation eliminated, it remains moderately severe swelling and redness directly around the site
of inflammation. During the inspection on the second day after the treatment with leeches - complaints patient does not show any
edema and hyperemia of the skin on the former site of inflammation is not observed. Observation on the third day after treatment was
inflammation eliminated and the function of the finger is fully restored. Thus, for the elimination of the inflammatory process and full
recovery of the patient required one session of treatment with leeches, two leeches and two days of clinical observations.
Biography
Konstantin Sukhov is the President of World Hirudotherapy Organization and expert of Complementary Medicine for Committee Protection of Health, The State
Duma of Russian Federation. He is the Member of the Coordinating Council of the Traditional Medicine, Ministry of Health of the Russia; Member of the Expanded
Executive Board, European Society of Integrative Medicine (ESIM-Berlin). He is the author of more than 85 scientific works and books, dedicated to issues of
general pathology; history of medicine, cardiology, pulmonology and gastroenterology on the Far North; the Vilyui encephalomyelitis; hirudotherapy; capillaroscopy
and microcirculation.
konstantinvs@yandex.ru