Title

APWCA2009 - Apr 04, 2009

Author(s)
  with Eric Roberts, BS

Presented at: Philadelphia, PA

Background
Active Leptospermum honey, a medical grade honey, has recently been cleared by the FDA in the United States for use as a wound and burn dressing. Due to the indications and approved use, clinicians have mostly utilized the dressing on both diabetic and venous ulcers. Medical grade honey is naturally antibacterial and has a strong osmotic component which makes it an ideal topical therapy for a variety of dermatologic conditions.

Methods
This poster will describe four cases using medical grade, active Leptospermum honey as an adjunct or sole treatment for a dermatologic condition. The alginate version of the honey dressing was used in the following cases: a digital infection following a pedicure, foreign body removal following an incision and drainage, super-infected tinea pedis, and pedal allergic contact dermatitis that had resulted in plantar skin sloughing.

Results
In each case, active Leptospermum honey was used to resolve an infection or soothe an irritation. While FDA cleared the original dressing for mild to heavy exudative wounds, it is now available in different formulations.

Conclusion
The product is increasingly useful for ulcers and other various dermatological conditions. We have yet to find the limit of what active Leptospermum honey can accomplish in the field of dermatology and wound care