Treatment of sacral pressure ulcers in an adolescent with Hodgkin's disease

A 16-year-old male adolescent with Hodgkin's disease and two sacral pressure ulcers was treated at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. Despite the patient's diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease, with its associated high risk of infection, the complex sacral pressure ulcers were healed in approximately 3 months. This article describes how the choice of wound care products, meeting the educational needs of the patient and family for wound care techniques, and the inspirational determination and compliance of the patient combined for a positive clinical outcome.