Treatment of wounds

摘要

This invention relates to the use of cyclic guanosine 3', 5'-monophosphate type five (cGMP PDE5) inhibitors (hereinafter PDE5 inhibitors), including in particular the compound sildenafil, for the treatment of chronic wounds of a non-diabetic origin including in particular chronic venous ulcers, chronic decubitus (pressure sores) and arterial ulcers; and acute wounds.