Neuropathic Ulcers
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…
Sarcoma of Extremities Presenting as Ulceration
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…
Healing of Leg Ulcers
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…
Pain Management
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/…
Vasculitis and Ulceration
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…
Self-Inflicted Ulceration
© 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…
Infective Leg Ulcers
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)…
Impact of Ulceration
© 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 …
Epidemiology of Leg Ulcer
Vascular Venous Arterial Mixed Neuropathic Diabetes Tabes Syringomyelia Metabolic Diabetes Gout Prolidase deficiency Hematological Sickle-cell disease Cryoglobulinemia Trauma Pressure Injury Burns Tumors Basal cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Infections Bacterial…
