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Canine Extremity Wound Treatment with Chitosan Extracted from Shrimp Shells: A Case Report
Author(s)
Bilge Kaan Tekelioglu1, Mehmet Celik2 and Aygul Kucukgulmez3
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6256/2017.04.005
Affiliation(s)
1. Department of Virology, Faculty of Ceyhan Veterinary Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana 01930, Turkey
2. Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Ceyhan Veterinary Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana 01930, Turkey
3. Department of Fisheries and Fish Processing Technology, Fisheries Faculty, Cukurova University, Adana 01930, Turkey
ABSTRACT
The aim of this case report was to demonstrate the effectivity of chitosan as topical agent on the treatment of severely infected canine
extremity wound. The dog was hit by a bus and presented severe friction
wounds accompanying with bilateral hip and
extremity fractures. Local and generalized infections were observed on the post
operational period. The dog was unresponsive to the standard
therapeutic protocols and health status was getting worsened. The regenerative
sutures did not hold the tissues because of the infection and the tissue
eruption. Chitosan samples were extracted from shrimp shell wastes. The milled
form of chitosan was topically used to
treat the open and heavily mix infected wound areas located at skin and rear
extremities accompanying with fever and Canine
coronavirus diarrhea. It was decided to use the chitosan as a bio barrier
and anti-bio affect over the damaged and erupted tissues. Macroscopic findings
indicated chitosan promoted the natural blood
clotting and absorbed the inflammation fluid. Microscopic findings indicated
the infiltration of polymorph nuclear leukocytes (PMN) accelerated
with the topical use of chitosan in the early phase of wound healing. The wound
healing was observed daily. This veterinary practice wound treatment result
indicated that chitosan is effective to medicate topically the canine open and
mix infected wounds with bacteria and viruses and promotes the granulomatosis
in four weeks period.
KEYWORDS
Chitosan, canine wound healing, shrimp shells.
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