Chronic leg ulcers in a patient with filarial lymphedema, varicose veins and hepatitis C virus infection: Healing with local wound management and supportive care [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsChronic ulcer management is often a frustrating experience not only for the patient but for the clinician as well. Many times, conservative local wound management with good supportive care alone may bring about desirable outcomes.
Malarvizhi Anandan +3 more
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Predictive Value of Clinical and Demographic Variables in Martorell Ulcers: An Analysis Based on Case Reports. [PDF]
Int Wound JABSTRACT Hypertensive ulcer, also known as Martorell ulcer, comprises cutaneous lesions induced by microvascular arteriolitis, which leads to ischaemia and subsequent ulceration in patients with long‐standing hypertension. These lesions predominantly affect women and have traditionally been considered rare; however, recent studies suggest that their ...
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A Case Report of Venous Ulcer Mimicking Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Venous ulcers can sometimes be difficult to diagnose accurately because they can resemble other skin lesions such as cutaneous leishmaniasis. Here, we present a patient with a venous ulcer that mimics cutaneous leishmaniasis and mycetoma lesions.
Abdallah ATH +4 more
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Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations, 2023 Background: Pulsatile varicose veins of the lower extremities are rare in clinical practice. The indications and therapy for pulsating varicose veins remain unclear, and most cases are managed conservatively, with fewer reports of endovenous approaches ...
Yuan Hong +6 more
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Perforator Management with Endovenous Laser Ablation and its Role in the Treatment of Resistant Venous Ulcers [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2021 Introduction: Varicose vein disease can present in different patterns with pathological components being restricted to Great Saphenous Vein (GSV), Short Saphenous Vein (SSV), perforators or any combination of these.
GAURAV KUMAR +3 more
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Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for chronic venous disease with ulcer. A prospective multiple outcome cohort study [PDF]
Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2020 Background Chronic Venous Disease (CVD) is the main cause of chronic leg ulcers. Varicose veins are the most frequent cause of venous leg ulcers (VLU). 50.9% of Brazilian women have varicose veins and ulcer prevalence is as high as 4%.
Guilherme Camargo Gonçalves de Abreu +3 more
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Interventional varicose vein therapy using endoluminal laser ablation (1940 nm) in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes: two case reports. [PDF]
J Dtsch Dermatol GesSummary In patients with Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome, the presence of chronic venous insufficiency poses a particular challenge for physicians when determining the indication for surgical treatment. Due to vascular fragility, complications such as vascular tears or ruptures with difficult hemostasis and potentially life‐threatening consequences occur ...
Braß D, Tantcheva-Poór I, Stücker M.
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A Prospective Study on Clinical Presentation and Surgical Management of Varicose Veins at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangalore, India [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2021 Introduction: Varicose vein are abnormally dilated veins of lower limbs with defective valves. Incidence involves one out of five in the world and the problem is ever growing due to increasing population, increased life span and change in life style ...
Vikram Ramamurthy +1 more
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, 2021 Venous ulcers (varicose ulcers or stasis ulcers) are the wounds occurring due to inappropriate functioning of venous valves, commonly of legs. It is most common and serious chronic venous insufficiency complication. The overall incidence rate is 0.76% in
U. Mohite, Mukund Magare
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