FOR most people, wound care means slapping on a Band-Aid. But for those who suffer from certain chronic diseases, a little blister or a bump on the shin can cause wounds that require months of treatment, including surgery, daily dressings or weeks breathing pure oxygen in a hyperbaric chamber.
If all that fails, a little bruise can blossom into a hideous tissue- and bone-eating infection that can only be cured by amputating the injured limb.
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