Honey Dressing in Managing Malignant Fungating Wound: A Case Report

Abstract

Background: Honey dressing has been used to treat wounds since thousand years ago, however, it has been vanished of it usage on wounds management. Lately, it resurfaces again and has been used widely by clinicians in managing hard-to-heal ulcers. With the extensive study and research been carried out by scientists, a better understanding on the usage in managing non-healing ulcers has been widely accepted nowadays.

Keywords: medical grade honey, therapeutic honey, malignant fungating wounds, enzymatic debridement