Treating severe wounds in pediatrics with medical grade honey: A case series
Open Access
- 31 January 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Case Reports
- Vol. 8 (3), 469-476
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2691
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
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