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Outpatient care for venous leg ulceration in Germany: A retrospective claims data analysis

open access: yesJDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Background and objectives Outpatient care of venous leg ulcers (VLU) is a problem of high medical and health economic relevance. Treatment is often inconsistent and not guideline‐compliant. The project Ulcus Cruris Care investigated the VLU outpatient care situation in Germany.
Lisa Weller   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cold plasma treatment for oral lichen planus: a retrospective case collection and proposal of a new clinical score

open access: yesJDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Background and objectives Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic autoimmune mucosal disease with malignant potential and limited treatment options. This study evaluated the long‐term efficacy and safety of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) therapy in therapy‐refractory OLP and introduced the novel Lichen Planus Severity Score (LPSS).
Christian Seebauer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The benefits of a self-management telephone based intervention for promoting exercise and healing rates for venous leg ulcer patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Venous leg ulcers are a significant cause of chronic ill-health, whilst patients often experience reduced mobility and poor quality of life. This research investigated exercise as a tool for improving outcomes for adults with venous leg ulcers.
O'Brien, Jane
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Extracorporeal shock wave therapy as a treatment of a non-healing chronic leg ulcer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Extracorporeal shock waves are defined as a sequence of sonic pulses characterized by high peak pressure over 100 MPa, fast pressure rise, and short lifecycle.
Hunziker, Thomas   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A Case of Malignant Melanoma with In-Transit Metastasis That Responded to Intravenous Infusion of Interferon-β

open access: yesCase Reports in Dermatology, 2014
A 77-year-old man with a history of surgical resection of malignant melanoma involving the fifth toe of his left foot 14 years ago presented at the Kariya Toyota General Hospital with a 3-month history of skin ulcer at the same site and red nodules on ...
Masaru Arima   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

PREVENTION OF LEG ULCER [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Potkoljenični vrijed je najčešći oblik ulceracija na donjim ekstremitetima. Prevalencija potkoljeničnog vrijeda varira od 0,1 % do 0,6 % ukupne populacije – ovisno o zemlji i studiji. u većini studija se ipak navodi da 1 % populacije tijekom života barem
MARINOVIĆ KULIŠIĆ, SANDRA   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Value of combined exercise and ultrasound as an adjunct to compression therapy in chronic venous leg ulcers

open access: yesEgyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 2017
Introduction Chronic venous leg ulcers are very difficult to treat and take very long time to heal. Compression therapy remains the mainstay of venous ulcer conservative treatment. Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of combined
Rehab A.E Sallam   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Resilience When Living with a Wound — An Integrative Literature Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The psychological impact for patients with wounds can be significant, and adverse psychological effects frequently occur when there are permanent changes in the body’s structure or function.
Karen-leigh Edward   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Investigation of the effect of deprivation on the burden and management of venous leg ulcers: a cohort study using the THIN database.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundThere has been limited examination of the contribution of socio-economic factors to the development of leg ulcers, despite the social patterning of many underlying risk factors.
Emily S Petherick   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heel Ulcers in Werner’s Syndrome

open access: yesCase Reports in Orthopedics, 2013
Patients with Werner’s syndrome frequently develop chronic leg ulcers that heal poorly. We present a patient who suffered from this rare syndrome and developed typical heel ulcers.
Keisuke Oe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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