Category of disorders Examples Gastrointestinal Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, collagenous colitis, gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcers, intestinal polyps Hematological Leukemia (myelogenous, hairy cell), myelofibrosis, myelodysplastic syndromes, paraproteinemia, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria…
Fig. 24.1 Basal cell carcinoma of knee region Superficial BCC: Commonly presents as an erythematous scaly or eroded macule on the trunk and may be difficult to differentiate clinically from…
Fig. 13.1 Sausage-shaped right 4th toe with surrounding erythema; ulcer over the DIPJ probes to bone suggestive of osteomyelitis. Note the dry skin with toe deformity and callus buildup around…
Fig. 25.1 The figure showing the ulcerative pleomorphic sarcoma of the knee (a) with its MRI imaging (b). The patient underwent an intra-articular resection (c) and reconstruction with tibial and…
Fig. 4.1 (a, b) Unhealthy chronic ulcer showing slough at the base with patchy areas of granulation tissue in between Fig. 4.2 (a, b) Chronic ulcers showing changes of lipodermatosclerosis…
Position change Pressure relief Improvement in nutritional status Debridement Topical antibiotics Wound dressing Vacuum-assisted closure Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) rich in growth factor Analgesics/anesthetics for pain relief Diabetic ulcer: Glycemic control/…
Fig. 14.1 Cutaneous vasculitis ulcerations The etiology of leg ulcers may be venous, arterial, or neuropathic. In some patients different types of inflammatory vascular disorders (vasculitides) are also known to…
© Springer India 2016Ajay K Khanna and Satyendra K Tiwary (eds.)Ulcers of the Lower Extremity10.1007/978-81-322-2635-2_19 19. Self-Inflicted Ulceration Ajay Kumar Khanna1 and Anuradha Khanna2 (1) Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India…
1. Vascular (a) Venous (b) Arterial (c) Mixed 2. Neuropathic (a) Diabetes (b) Tabes (c) Syringomyelia (d) Spinal injury (e) Leprosy 3. Metabolic (a) Diabetes (b) Gout 4. Hematological (a)…
© Springer India 2016Ajay K Khanna and Satyendra K Tiwary (eds.)Ulcers of the Lower Extremity10.1007/978-81-322-2635-2_2 2. Impact of Ulceration Sanjeev Kumar Gupta1 (1) Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India …
