Treating severe wounds in pediatrics with medical grade honey: A case series

Eleftherios Smaropoulos; Niels A J Cremers

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2691

Treating severe wounds in pediatrics with medical grade honey: A case series

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Jan 31;8(3):469-476. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2691. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Authors

Eleftherios Smaropoulos^{1

2}, Niels A J Cremers³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece.
² Department of Pediatrics St. Luke Private Clinic Thessaloniki Greece.
³ Triticum Exploitatie BV Maastricht The Netherlands.

Abstract

Medical grade honey (MGH) has antimicrobial and pro-healing properties. We here demonstrate that MGH is an easily applicable, safe, and cost-effective approach for severe wounds. The use of MGH should more often be considered to treat all kinds of pediatric wounds.

Keywords: burns; injuries; medical grade honey; pediatrics; trauma; wounds.

Publication types

Case Reports