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The psychosocial impact of leg ulcers in patients with sickle cell disease: I don't want them to know my little secret. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Sickle cell disease (SCD) impacts millions of individuals worldwide and more than 100,000 people in the United States. Leg ulcers are the most common cutaneous manifestation of SCD.
Nkeiruka I Umeh +5 more
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Prevalence and incidence of venous leg ulcers—A systematic review and meta‐analysis
International Wound Journal, 2023 Venous leg ulcers (VLU) represent a major public health challenge. Little is known about the prevalence and incidence of VLU internationally. Published studies are usually reporting different estimates because of disparities in study designs and ...
S. Probst +8 more
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Venous, Arterial, and Neuropathic Leg Ulcers With Emphasis on the Geriatric Population
Cureus, 2023 Leg ulcers are a common and often serious problem in older adults. Underlying conditions that increase risk include age-related increases in chronic venous insufficiency, peripheral artery disease, connective tissue and autoimmune conditions, reduced ...
H. Mayrovitz, S. Wong, C. Mancuso
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Venous Leg Ulcers: Advanced Therapies and New Technologies
Biomedicines, 2021 The prevalence of venous leg ulcers (VLUs) differs between 1.5% and 3% in the general population. The challenge in treating VLUs is common recurrence. Moreover, VLUs can be resistant to healing, despite appropriate treatment.
H. Aleksandrowicz +2 more
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JAMA Network Open, 2022 IMPORTANCE Patients identifying as Black and those living in rural and disadvantaged neighborhoods are at increased risk of major (above-ankle) leg amputations owing to diabetic foot ulcers.
MD Meghan B. Brennan +7 more
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Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are one of the most common ulcers of the lower extremity. VLU affects many individuals worldwide, could pose a significant socioeconomic burden to the healthcare system, and has major psychological and physical impacts on the ...
J. Raffetto +4 more
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Cost of managing patients with venous leg ulcers
International Wound Journal, 2020 The aim of this study was to estimate costs associated with the management of patients with venous leg ulcers (VLUs) from the perspective of the UK National Health Service (NHS).
C. Phillips +7 more
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Pain in persons with chronic venous leg ulcers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
International Wound Journal, 2020 Pain is a serious problem for patients with leg ulcers. Research mainly focuses on dressing‐related pain; however, chronic background pain may be just as devastating.
Lena Leren +5 more
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Leg Ulcers Secondary to Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Young Female [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019 Eighty percent of leg ulcers have a vascular aetiology. These ulcers are often debilitating for the patients and difficult to treat owing to lack of clinical suspicion leading to significant morbidity and mortality. Here we report a case of bilateral leg
Aditya Dhanawat +3 more
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Analytical study of leg ulcers and surgical management
MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2015 Due to recent advances in diagnostic studies such as Doppler, Plethysmography there has been considerable gain in the knowledge about anatomy, pathophysiology of chronic leg ulcers.
G Lakshmi Narayana +1 more
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