Abstract
Local application of insulin for infected burn wound of diabetic patients is not yet prevailing so far. The authors have tentatively treated a 36 year old diabetic woman with neuropathy and thrombophlebitis in both lower extremities by local application of lente insulin direct to the burn infected wound. After several days of application of gauze soaked in lente insulin solution diluted with saline by 1: 10, the burn infected wound showed apparent clearing tendency and aggravation of wound healing. The authors noted the improvement not only in the local wound healing, but also in the systemic control of diabetes mellitus judged from urine and blood sugar levels and have discussed the local application of insulin to be an expectable treatment to the persistent infected wound of diabetic patients.
