{"id":12692,"date":"2026-10-07T13:12:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smrekovit.si\/?p=12692"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:42:20","slug":"chronic-calf-wound-diabetes-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smrekovit.si\/en\/kronicna-rana-meca-sladkorna-bolezen-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronic calf wound in diabetes \u2013 documented case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Case in brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Patient<\/dt>\n
Male, 64 years old at the start of photographic documentation<\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Problem<\/dt>\n
Chronic wound on the back of the right lower leg, in the calf region<\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Approximate onset<\/dt>\n
October 2024, after rubbing from a boot while mushroom picking<\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Important associated factors<\/dt>\n
Type 2 diabetes, treated with oral medication; no insulin<\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Previous care<\/dt>\n
Several months of visiting-nurse care with various medical preparations; the specific products are not known<\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Start of Smrekovit Klasik use<\/dt>\n
Early February 2025; the photographs from 3 February mark the time point of initiation<\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Photographic course before use<\/dt>\n
11 preserved photographs from 31 December 2024 to 29 January 2025 without a clear trend towards wound closure<\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Final documented state<\/dt>\n
5 April 2025 \u2013 the area appeared largely closed, with minor residual superficial changes<\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Documentation<\/dt>\n
20 original photographs with preserved time stamps and a retrospective in-person interview with the user<\/dd>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/dl>\n\n

\n Smrekovit Klasik was used as part of the wound care. The case documents a marked temporal change in the course after use began, but as an individual retrospective observational case it does not prove the causal effectiveness of a single intervention.\n <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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