Chronic folliculitis
Greg Penfold
Description
Collection
Title:
Chronic folliculitis
Creator:
Greg Penfold
Date:
7/19/1999
Text:
I have a 57 year old male BK patient who has been bothered for years by
recurrent popliteal folliculitis and deep abcesses. He is meticulous about
hygiene and washes his stump and liner each evening with povidone iodine
surgical scrub soap. He rinses well and dries the liner thoroughly. He has
been using an Iceross two tone liner for two years and was recently fit with
an Aegis liner. The thicker and softer liner did not help matters. His
physician is reluctant to prescribe antibiotics, which do not work very well
anyway with this problem. He had the same problem when he was wearing a
standard pelite liner and sock fit years ago. We felt that reducing friction
with a 3S system would help, but it hasn't. He is in otherwise good health
does not develop these skin problems anywhere else. Does anyone have
suggestions?
Thank you,
Gene Kautzer, CP
recurrent popliteal folliculitis and deep abcesses. He is meticulous about
hygiene and washes his stump and liner each evening with povidone iodine
surgical scrub soap. He rinses well and dries the liner thoroughly. He has
been using an Iceross two tone liner for two years and was recently fit with
an Aegis liner. The thicker and softer liner did not help matters. His
physician is reluctant to prescribe antibiotics, which do not work very well
anyway with this problem. He had the same problem when he was wearing a
standard pelite liner and sock fit years ago. We felt that reducing friction
with a 3S system would help, but it hasn't. He is in otherwise good health
does not develop these skin problems anywhere else. Does anyone have
suggestions?
Thank you,
Gene Kautzer, CP
Citation
Greg Penfold, “Chronic folliculitis,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 26, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/211992.
