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Inter-rater reliability of the EPUAP pressure ulcer classification system using photographs [PDF]

, 2004
Background. Many classification systems for grading pressure ulcers are discussed in the literature. Correct identification and classification of a pressure ulcer is important for accurate reporting of the magnitude of the problem, and for timely ...
Tom Defloor, Lisette Schoonhoven, Schoonhoven, L., SCHOONHOVEN, L, Defloor, Tom, Schoonhoven, Lisette, Defloor, T.   +6 more
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Prospects for the development of a subunit vaccine against Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) [PDF]

, 2014
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a slow progressing disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. It presents in different clinical forms ranging from small non-ulcerative nodules to large ulcers and sometimes multiple ulcerations ...
Bolz, Miriam
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Mini punch graft for chronic leg ulcers, case series

Dermatology Reports, 2019
Chronic leg ulcer can caused morbidity and decreased quality of life. Previous study reported leg ulcer affect up to 3% of adult population worldwide Mini punch graft is one of therapeutic options of chronic leg ulcer.
Angela Mistralina Lukito, Dinda Saraswati Murniastuti, Hajar Imtihani, Niken Trisnowati, Yohanes Widodo Wirohadidjojo   +4 more
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Geographic distribution, age pattern and sites of lesions in a cohort of buruli ulcer patients from the mapé basin of cameroon [PDF]

, 2013
Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical disease of the skin, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, occurs most frequently in children in West Africa. Risk factors for BU include proximity to slow flowing water, poor wound care and not wearing protective ...
Miriam Bolz, Gerd Pluschke, Jacques C. Minyem (421866), Alphonse Um Boock (267187), Sarah Kerber, Marie-Thérèse Ruf, Njih Tabah, Earnest, Ruf, Marie-Thérèse, Leticia Grize (72033), Um Boock, Alphonse, Sarah Kerber (421868), Earnest Njih Tabah, Noumen, Djeunga, Fidèle G Wantong, Martin W. Bratschi (309715), Marie-Thérèse Ruf (2280196), Djeunga Noumen (421870), Kerber, Sarah, Bolz, Miriam, Miriam Bolz (309717), Wantong, Fidèle G., Alphonse Um Boock, Bratschi, Martin W., Fidèle G. Wantong (421867), Gerd Pluschke (7855), Grize, Leticia, Ferdinand Mou (421869), Minyem, Jacques C., Martin W Bratschi, Leticia Grize, Ferdinand Mou, Djeunga Noumen, Jacques C Minyem, Mou, Ferdinand, Earnest Njih Tabah (309716), Pluschke, Gerd   +35 more
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Development of new molecular genetic tools to study "Mycobacterium ulcerans" infection (Buruli ulcer) [PDF]

, 2005
Buruli ulcer is an infectious disease caused by an environmental pathogen, Mycobacterium ulcerans, which is the third major mycobacterial pathogen of man, after M. tuberculosis and M. leprae.
Rondini, Simona
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Refractory cutaneo-gastric conduit fistula after esophagectomy repaired by a pectoralis major muscle flap and split-thickness skin graft

Surgical Case Reports, 2019
Background Gastric conduit ulcer after esophagectomy is not uncommon. In cases where a gastric conduit ulcer penetrates the adjacent organs, it is difficult to select a suitable treatment strategy. The treatment depends on the adjacent organs penetrated.
Rintaro Yoshida, Noriaki Sadanaga, Takuya Honboh, Hisashi Migita, Hiroshi Matsuura   +4 more
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Superficial skin ulcers

Saudi Medical Journal, 2007
OBJECTIVE: To determine the underlying cause of superficial skin ulcers over a 15-year period. METHODS: A retrospective histopathological analysis of 670 cases of superficial skin ulcers diagnosed in the Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria from January 1991 to December 2005.
Modupeola O, Samaila, Abdulmumini H, Rafindadi, Sunday A, Adewuyi, Olabode P, Oluwole   +3 more
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Epidemiology of Buruli ulcer in the Mapé Basin of Cameroon [PDF]

, 2015
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. The disease has been reported from over 30 countries with most cases coming from West Africa. While it is commonly accepted that BU is
Bratschi, Martin W.
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P6 Effect of platelet-rich xenogenic gel on induced skin ulcer healing in a rat model with type 2 diabetes

Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes, 2020
Introduction: skin ulcers can generate serious complications in people with diabetes, which can lead to partial or total amputation of the compromised limb. Platelet-rich gel is being used frequently to promote the healing of a skin ulcer.
Pedro Aro, Solange Chacon, José Aguilar
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Flavonoids accelerate wound healing of pressure sore by promoting angiogenesis: Potential mechanism

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022
Pressure ulcers can progress in four stages based on the level of tissue damage from discoloration of the upper layer of skin to the ulcers of the deep skin.
Chang Liu, Qiubao Yang, Wenchang Hu
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