Jellycat
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My mum had her PEG placed about 5 months ago. For the last month & a half she has had recurring infection and pain at peg site. Over this time a couple of holes in the skin adjacent to the site have formed and will not close over. The holes ooze a fair bit. She has had 3 rounds of antibiotics but no joy with that. Hoping the hospital would help I took her back to the radiology dept where peg was inserted. But no joy. They will only deal with the tube itself & not with the skin around it (as if the 2 were not related!).
Has anyone else experienced this kind of skin breakdown? Can it be treated and if so how? And which medical discipline would treat (radiology talked of gastro enterology or infectious diseases or dermatology or surgery...!) Would be grateful for any experience on this as I don't know what to do next. Thanks.
Has anyone else experienced this kind of skin breakdown? Can it be treated and if so how? And which medical discipline would treat (radiology talked of gastro enterology or infectious diseases or dermatology or surgery...!) Would be grateful for any experience on this as I don't know what to do next. Thanks.