Duarte, BCabete, JFormiga, ANeves, J2019-11-272019-11-272017-12Int Wound J. 2017 Dec;14(6):918-920.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3376Dakin's solution (DS) is a time-honoured antiseptic that still remains part of the wound care armamentarium. In spite of its cytotoxicity, some question its use in the current era. We report the case of a 52-year-old diabetic woman who was admitted for sepsis because of a severely infected diabetic foot. Urgent surgical drainage and debridement left a 9 × 9-cm deep, complex, infected wound with both bone and tendon involvement. Treatment with local negative pressure was unsuccessful. DS was regularly instilled through a tube left in the wound dressing. A marked improvement was observed with this strategy as the wound bed was much cleaner and fully granulated after 6 weeks. No adverse effects were noted. This case debunks the myth that topical antiseptics necessarily impair wound healing. DS can still be considered an option for difficult-to-treat, complex and heavily infected wounds.engAnti-Infective Agents, LocalDermatologic AgentsDiabetic FootFemaleHumansMiddle AgedSodium HypochloriteTreatment OutcomeWound HealingWound InfectionHSAC DERHCC CIRjournal article10.1111/iwj.12728