Trental (pentoxifylline) will be used more for venous leg ulcers
July 2002
Trental (pentoxifylline) will be used more for venous leg ulcers.
These ulcers are usually treated with compression bandages...but some ulcers don't heal.
Adding Trental to compression therapy improves healing...probably because of Trental's ability to improve blood flow and inhibit inflammatory cytokines.
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