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Leg Ulcer Causes
Aka: Leg Ulcer Causes, Foot Ulcer Causes
- See Also
- Foot Ulcer
- Chronic Wound
- Causes: Vascular
- Venous Insufficiency (painful ulcers, esp. medial ankle)
- Venous Stasis Ulcer
- Arteriovenous Malformation
- Arterial or ischemic causes (punched out ulcer, pale base)
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Buerger's Disease
- Raynaud's Syndrome (Raynaud's Phenomenon)
- Embolism
- Vasculitic Ulcer
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Scleroderma
- Polyarteritis
- Lymphatic
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Causes: Infectious
- Cellulitis
- Osteomyelitis
- Syphilis
- Causes: Dermatitis
- Contact Dermatitis or other allergic condition
- Bullous Disease
- Causes: Miscellaneous
- Primary or metastatic neoplasm
- Trauma
- Drug-induced
- Warfarin
- Ergotism
- Injection ulcer
- Causes: Peripheral Neuropathy or Postitioning
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Charcot Joint
- Pressure Sore (Decubitus Ulcer)
- Causes: Systemic Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Malnutrition
- Anemia
- References
- Bello (2000) JAMA 283(6): 716-8 [PubMed]
- Degreef (1998) Dermatol Clin 16(2): 365-75 [PubMed]
- Findlay (1996) Am Fam Physician 54(5): 1519-28 [PubMed]
- Habif (1996) Clinical Derm, Mosby, p. 810-13
- Knapp (1999) Pediatr Clin North Am 46(6):1201-13 [PubMed]
- Krasner (1995) Prevention Management Pressure Ulcers
- Lewis (1996) Med-Surg Nursing, Mosby, p. 199-200
- Lueckenotte (1996) Gerontologic Nurs., Mosby, p. 800-7
- PUGP (1995) Am Fam Physician 51(5):1207-22 [PubMed]
- PUGP (1994) Pressure Ulcer Treatment, AHCPR 95-0653
- Way (1991) Current Surgical, Lange, p.95-108