When should you go to hospital straight away?

Black or dying skin, a cold pale foot, rapidly spreading swelling or severe pain; A wound with fever and marked illness, confusion or breathing difficulty. Emergency number: 999.

Where can I find medicine specialists?

Most medicine specialists are listed in Dhaka (3,542), Chattogram (1,204), Cumilla (739), Sylhet (478), Mymensingh (457). Pick your district for chamber addresses.

Wound not healing

For wound not healing, see medicine specialists first.

A sore or cut that is healing slowly or getting worse. Infection, poor blood flow and diabetes can delay healing; a new foot wound in someone with diabetes should not wait two weeks.

Also searched as: ঘা শুকায় না, ঘা শুকাচ্ছে না, gha shukay na, gha shukacche na, paye gha

Go to hospital now

Black or dying skin, a cold pale foot, rapidly spreading swelling or severe pain
A wound with fever and marked illness, confusion or breathing difficulty

Call 999

Who to see: Medicine Specialists

A medicine doctor controls sugar and infection, and involves a surgeon when needed.

See a doctor today

Any new foot sore in a person with diabetes, even if painless
Spreading redness, pus, warmth or a bad smell without the emergency signs above

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Common questions

Which doctor should I see for wound not healing (gha shukay na)?: See medicine specialists first. A medicine doctor controls sugar and infection, and involves a surgeon when needed.
When should you go to hospital straight away?: Black or dying skin, a cold pale foot, rapidly spreading swelling or severe pain; A wound with fever and marked illness, confusion or breathing difficulty. Emergency number: 999.
Where can I find medicine specialists?: Most medicine specialists are listed in Dhaka (3,542), Chattogram (1,204), Cumilla (739), Sylhet (478), Mymensingh (457). Pick your district for chamber addresses. Dhaka Chattogram Cumilla Sylhet Mymensingh