Topical negative pressure therapy for para-ileostomal ulceration in a patient with Behçet's disease.

BehCet's disease is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorder. This case report describes how use of an improvised topical negative pressure (TNP) device in a patient with a non-healing para-ileostomal ulcer with Behçet's disease.

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