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Back to SearchForgotten Infection Friday — Nocardia: The Weakly Acid‑Fast Impostor
Season 1 Episode 1
A 62-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes presented with weeks of cough, weight loss, night sweats, and cavitary lung lesions initially suspe…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Hair Test One of the Simplest Clues in Limb Salvage
Season 1 Episode 1
Imagine a patient with no complaints whose foot hair has vanished. This episode explains the "hair test"—how absent hair on the toes and feet can be …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Nystatin Uncovered: Why It Heals Some Foot Fungi and Fails Others
Season 1 Episode 1
This episode of Diabetic Foot Files dives into nystatin: its history, how it kills Candida, and why it often works for moist, macerated toe-web infec…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Zaynich: A New Weapon Against MDR Gram-Negatives
Season 1 Episode 1
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files, Dr. G explores Zaynich (cefepime + ZD-bactam), a newly FDA-approved IV antibiotic designed to overcome multi-…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Sarcopenia & Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Why Muscle Matters
Season 1 Episode 1
This episode explains sarcopenia—the progressive loss of skeletal muscle—and how diabetes accelerates it, increasing risk of poor mobility, delayed w…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
To Masquelet or Not to Masquelet? Masquelet Magic: How an Induced Membrane Saves Limbs
Season 1 Episode 1
This episode explains the Masquelet (induced membrane) technique — a two-stage reconstructive approach where infected bone is removed, an antibiotic-…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Forgotten Infection Friday: Ecthyma Gangrenosum — The Rapidly Deadly Black Lesion
Season 1 Episode 1
This episode explains ecthyma gangrenosum: a rapidly evolving, black necrotic skin lesion most classically caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa invading …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
LIMBWatch Series: Riley Csernica, VP of Product Development at DARCO International: From Napkin to Norm: GO Line ™ Unveiled & The DARCO Story Behind Modern Offloading
Season 1 Episode 1
We’ve teamed up with DARCO to bring you 25% off the POGO shoe! Want to stay active, reduce pressure, and help prevent ulcers before they begin? Visit…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Wound That Hated Debridement: Recognizing Pathergy and Great mimics of Diabetic Foot Infection
Season 1 Episode 1
A patient with a presumed infected diabetic foot ulcer worsens after debridement and escalating antibiotics. This episode explores pathergy — an exag…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Escaping Plato’s Cave: Amputation Illusion- how healthcare learned to accept preventable limb loss
Season 1 Episode 1
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files Dr. G uses Plato's allegory of the cave to reveal how long‑standing assumptions and systemic failures—not just…
2 months, 3 weeks ago