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Caption = Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: Gross view of thighs and legs at autopsy ecchymoses with central necrosis and ulceration looks like [[pyoderma gangrenosum]]. <br> <small> [http://www.peir.net Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology] </small>|}} | Caption = Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: Gross view of thighs and legs at autopsy ecchymoses with central necrosis and ulceration looks like [[pyoderma gangrenosum]]. <br> <small> [http://www.peir.net Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology] </small>|}} | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Leg ulcers usually refer to ulcers of the lower leg. The most common cause of leg ulcers is [[venous insufficiency]]. | Leg ulcers usually refer to ulcers of the lower leg. The most common cause of leg ulcers is [[venous insufficiency]]. | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | |||
*[[Aneurysm]] | *[[Aneurysm]] | ||
*[[Arterial thrombosis]] | *[[Arterial thrombosis]] | ||
*[[Blood clot]] | *[[Blood clot]] | ||
*[[Burns]] | *[[Burns]] | ||
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*[[Immersion foot|Cold injury]] | *[[Immersion foot|Cold injury]] | ||
*[[Deep vein thrombosis]] | *[[Deep vein thrombosis]] | ||
*[[Gas gangrene]] | *[[Gas gangrene]] | ||
*[[Osteomyelitis]] | *[[Osteomyelitis]] | ||
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|style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | '''Cardiovascular''' | |style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | '''Cardiovascular''' | ||
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Allergic vasculitis]], [[anemia]], [[aneurysm]], [[angiosarcoma]], [[arterial insufficiency]], [[arterial thrombosis]], [[arterio-venous malformation]], [[arteriovenous fistula]], [[arteriovenous malformation]], [[atheroma]], [[atherosclerosis]], [[cholesterol embolism]], [[venous insufficiency]], [[Churg-Strauss syndrome]], [[congestive heart failure]], [[deep vein thrombosis]], [[dehydration]], [[diabetes mellitus]], [[embolism]], [[fibromuscular dysplasia]], [[heart failure]], [[hypertension]], [[hypotension]], [[hypothermia]], [[kaposi's sarcoma]], [[leukocytoclastic vasculitis]], [[livedoid vasculopathy]], [[lymphangitis]], [[lymphatic obstruction]], [[Lymphedema|lymphatic vessel dysplasia]], [[lymphedema]], [[peripheral artery disease]], [[polyarteritis nodosa]], [[polyarteritis]], [[post-thrombotic syndrome]], [[Raynaud's syndrome]], [[sepsis]], [[septic emboli]], [[thromboangiitis obliterans]], [[thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]], [[varicose veins]], [[vasculitis]], [[Chronic Venous insufficiency|venous valvular incompetence]], [[Wegener's granulomatosis]] | |style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Allergic vasculitis]], [[anemia]], [[aneurysm]], [[angiosarcoma]], [[arterial insufficiency]], [[arterial thrombosis]], [[arterio-venous malformation]], [[arteriovenous fistula]], [[arteriovenous malformation]], [[atheroma]], [[atherosclerosis]], [[cholesterol embolism]], [[venous insufficiency]], [[Churg-Strauss syndrome]], [[congestive heart failure]], [[deep vein thrombosis]], [[Degos disease]], [[dehydration]], [[diabetes mellitus]], [[embolism]], [[fibromuscular dysplasia]], [[heart failure]], [[hypertension]], [[hypotension]], [[hypothermia]], [[kaposi's sarcoma]], [[leukocytoclastic vasculitis]], [[livedoid vasculopathy]], [[lymphangitis]], [[lymphatic obstruction]], [[Lymphedema|lymphatic vessel dysplasia]], [[lymphedema]], [[Degos disease|papulosis maligna atrophicans]], [[peripheral artery disease]], [[polyarteritis nodosa]], [[polyarteritis]], [[post-thrombotic syndrome]], [[Raynaud's syndrome]], [[sepsis]], [[septic emboli]], [[thromboangiitis obliterans]], [[thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]], [[varicose veins]], [[vasculitis]], [[Chronic Venous insufficiency|venous valvular incompetence]], [[Wegener's granulomatosis]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Chemical/Poisoning''' | | '''Chemical/Poisoning''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Arsenic]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Arsenic]], [[Spider bite|spider bites]] | ||
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| '''Dermatologic''' | | '''Dermatologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acquired perforating dermatosis]], [[actinic keratosis]], [[advanced age]], [[allergic vasculitis]], [[Amoebiasis|amebiasis cutis]], [[contact dermatitis]], [[Skin trauma|continuous trauma]], [[Crohn's disease]], [[Lymphoma|cutaneous lymphoma ulcers]], [[decubitus ulcer]], [[Ecthyma gangrenosum | ecthyma]], [[erysipelas]], [[Bazin disease | erythema induratum of bazin]], [[filariasis]], [[furuncle]], [[glanders]], [[herpes simplex | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acquired perforating dermatosis]], [[actinic keratosis]], [[advanced age]], [[allergic vasculitis]], [[Amoebiasis|amebiasis cutis]], [[contact dermatitis]], [[Skin trauma|continuous trauma]], [[Crohn's disease]], [[Lymphoma|cutaneous lymphoma ulcers]], [[decubitus ulcer]], [[Ecthyma gangrenosum | ecthyma]], [[erysipelas]], [[Bazin disease | erythema induratum of bazin]], [[filariasis]], [[furuncle]], [[glanders]], [[herpes simplex]], [[keratoacanthoma]], [[Eumycetoma | madura foot]], [[melanoma]], [[porphyria cutanea tarda]], [[Bedsore|prolonged immobilization]], [[radiodermatitis]], [[sporotrichosis]], [[squamous cell carcinoma]], [[ulcerative colitis]], [[xeroderma pigmentosum]] | ||
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| '''Gastroenterologic''' | | '''Gastroenterologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Crohn's disease | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Crohn's disease]], [[ulcerative colitis]] | ||
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| '''Psychiatric''' | | '''Psychiatric''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Delirium]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Delirium]], [[Factitious disorder|factitious ulceration]] | ||
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| '''Renal/Electrolyte''' | | '''Renal/Electrolyte''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Calciphylaxis | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Calciphylaxis]] | ||
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| '''Miscellaneous''' | | '''Miscellaneous''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Amyloidosis]], [[decubitus ulcer | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Amyloidosis]], [[decubitus ulcer]], [[friction]], [[underweight|low weight]], [[Marjolin's ulcer]], [[Bedsore|prolonged immobilization]], [[sarcoidosis]] | ||
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*[[Decubitus ulcer]] | *[[Decubitus ulcer]] | ||
*[[Deep vein thrombosis]] | *[[Deep vein thrombosis]] | ||
* [[Degos disease]] | |||
*[[Dehydration]] | *[[Dehydration]] | ||
*[[Delirium]] | *[[Delirium]] | ||
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*[[Erysipelas]] | *[[Erysipelas]] | ||
*[[Bazin disease | Erythema induratum of bazin]] | *[[Bazin disease | Erythema induratum of bazin]] | ||
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*[[Essential thrombocythemia]] | *[[Essential thrombocythemia]] | ||
*[[Chemotherapy | Extravasated cytostatic agents]] | *[[Chemotherapy | Extravasated cytostatic agents]] | ||
*[[Factitious disorder|Factitious ulceration]] | *[[Factitious disorder|Factitious ulceration]] | ||
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*[[Hypotension]] | *[[Hypotension]] | ||
*[[Hypothermia]] | *[[Hypothermia]] | ||
*[[Ionizing radiation]] | *[[Ionizing radiation]] | ||
*[[Kala-azar]] | *[[Kala-azar]] | ||
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*[[Leukocytoclastic vasculitis]] | *[[Leukocytoclastic vasculitis]] | ||
*[[Livedoid vasculopathy]] | *[[Livedoid vasculopathy]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Underweight|Low weight]] | ||
*[[Sciatica|Lower limb nerve injury]] | *[[Sciatica|Lower limb nerve injury]] | ||
*[[Syphilis | Lues maligna]] | *[[Syphilis | Lues maligna]] | ||
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*[[Melanoma]] | *[[Melanoma]] | ||
*[[Methotrexate]] | *[[Methotrexate]] | ||
*[[Multiple sclerosis]] | *[[Multiple sclerosis]] | ||
*[[Mycobacterium ulcerans]] | *[[Mycobacterium ulcerans]] | ||
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*[[Necrobiosis lipoidica]] | *[[Necrobiosis lipoidica]] | ||
*[[Neuropathy]] | *[[Neuropathy]] | ||
*[[Osteomyelitis]] | |||
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*[[Human papillomavirus|Papillomatosis cutis carcinoides]] | *[[Human papillomavirus|Papillomatosis cutis carcinoides]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Degos disease|Papulosis maligna atrophicans]] | ||
*[[Pemphigus vulgaris]] | *[[Pemphigus vulgaris]] | ||
*[[Penicillin]] | *[[Penicillin]] | ||
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*[[Porphyria cutanea tarda]] | *[[Porphyria cutanea tarda]] | ||
*[[Post-thrombotic syndrome]] | *[[Post-thrombotic syndrome]] | ||
*[[Polycythemia vera | Primary polycythemia]] | *[[Polycythemia vera |Primary polycythemia]] | ||
*[[Primary thrombocythemia]] | *[[Primary thrombocythemia]] | ||
*[[Prolidase deficiency]] | *[[Prolidase deficiency]] | ||
*[[Bedsore|Prolonged | *[[Bedsore|Prolonged immobilization]] | ||
*[[Protein C deficiency]] | *[[Protein C deficiency]] | ||
*[[Protein S deficiency]] | *[[Protein S deficiency]] | ||
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*[[Yaws]] | *[[Yaws]] | ||
{{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Crowdiagnosis]] | |||
[[Category:Dermatology]] | [[Category:Dermatology]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Up-To-Date]] | ||
{{WH}} | {{WH}} | ||
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: Gross view of thighs and legs at autopsy ecchymoses with central necrosis and ulceration looks like pyoderma gangrenosum. Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Leg ulcers usually refer to ulcers of the lower leg. The most common cause of leg ulcers is venous insufficiency.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
- Aneurysm
- Arterial thrombosis
- Blood clot
- Burns
- Cholesterol embolism
- Cold injury
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Gas gangrene
- Osteomyelitis
Common Causes
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Decubitus ulcer
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Diabetes mellitus
- Hypertension
- Peripheral artery disease
- Rheumatoid ulcers
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Thromboangiitis obliterans
- Venous insufficiency
- Vasculitis[1][2]
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
- ↑ "Differential diagnosis of leg ulcers - Dissemond - 2006 - JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft - Wiley Online Library". Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ↑ "http://www.health.wa.gov.au/woundswest/docs/WPR_Nov09_Atypical_Leg_Ulcers.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 12 July 2013. External link in
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