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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Leg ulcer'''s usually refer to ulcers of the lower leg. The most common cause of leg ulcers is [[venous insufficiency]].  
'''Leg ulcer'''s usually refer to ulcers of the lower leg. The most common cause of leg ulcers is [[venous insufficiency]].  
==Causes==
==Causes==
===Common Causes===
===Common Causes===
*List the most common causes here.
*List the most common causes here.
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*[[Disease]] A
*[[Actinic keratosis]]
*[[Disease]] B
*[[Actinomycosis]]
*[[Disease]] C
*[[Advanced age]]
*[[Disease]] ...
*[[Alcoholic neuropathy]]
*[[Allergic vasculitis]]
*[[Amoebiasis cutis]]
*[[Amoebiasis]]
*[[Amyloidosis]]
*[[Anemia]]
*[[Aneurysm]]
*[[Angiosarcoma]]
*[[Anthrax]]
*[[antiphospholipid syndrome]]
*[[antithrombin III deficiency]]
*[[Arsenic]]
*[[Artefacts]]
*[[Arterial dysplasia]]
*[[Arterial insufficiency]]
*[[Arterial thrombosis]]
*[[Arterio-venous malformation]]
*[[Arteriovenous fistulas]]
*[[Arteriovenous malformation]]
*[[Atheroma]]
*[[Atherosclerosis]]
*[[Autonomic dysfunction]]
*[[Bacillary angiomatosis]]
*[[Bacterial infection]]
*[[Bacteroides]]
*[[Badly united fracture]]
*[[Basal cell carcinoma]]
*[[Behcet disease ]]
*[[Blastomycosis]]
*[[Blood clot]]
*[[Borrelia vincenti]]
*[[Bullous pemphigoid]]
*[[Burns]]
*[[Calcinosis cutis]]
*[[Calciphylaxis]]
*[[Cellulitis]]
*[[Cholesterol embolism]]
*[[Chronic venous insufficiency]]
*[[Chronically injured or diseased skin]]
*[[Churg-strauss syndrome]]
*[[Coccidiomycosis]]
*[[Cold agglutinin disease]]
*[[Cold injury]]
*[[Congestive heart failure]]
*[[Contact dermatitis]]
*[[Continuous trauma]]
*[[Coumarin]]
*[[Crohn's disease]]
*[[Cryoglobulinemia]]
*[[Cutaneous lymphoma]]
*[[Decubitus ulcer]]
*[[Deep vein thrombosis ]]
*[[Dehydration]]
*[[Delirium]]
*[[Dementia]]
*[[Diabetes mellitus]]
*[[Diabetic neuropathy]]
*[[Diphtheria]]
*[[dysproteinaemia]]
*[[Ecthyma gangrenosum]]
*[[Ecthyma]]
*[[Embolism]]
*[[Ergotamine]]
*[[Erysipelas]]
*[[Erythema induratum of bazin]]
*[[Essential thrombocythemia]]
*[[Extravasated cytostatic agents]]
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*[[Disease]] P
*[[Factitious ulceration]]
*[[Disease]] Q
*[[Factor V Leiden mutation]]
*[[Disease]] R
*[[Factor XIII deficiency]]
*[[Disease]] ...
*[[Fasciitis necroticans ]]
*[[Felty's syndrome]]
*[[Fibrinolysis factors (t-PA, PAI, Plasmin)]]
*[[Filariasis]]
*[[Folliculitis]]
*[[Franciscella tularensis]]
*[[Friction]]
*[[Furuncle]]
*[[Gas gangrene ]]
*[[Gaucher's disease]]
*[[Glanders]]
*[[Gout]]
*[[granulocytopenia]]
*[[Granuloma inguinale]]
*[[Halogens]]
*[[Heart failure]]
*[[Heat]]
*[[Hemiplegia]]
*[[hemophilus ducreyi]]
*[[Hereditary spherocytosis]]
*[[Herpes simplex]]
*[[Histoplasmosis]]
*[[Hydroxyurea]]
*[[Hyperhomocysteinemia]]
*[[Hypertension]]
*[[Hypotension]]
*[[Hypothermia]]
*[[Incontinence]]
*[[Infantile palsy]]
*[[Ionizing radiation]]
*[[Kala-azar]]
*[[Kaposi's sarcoma]]
*[[Keratoacanthoma]]
*[[Klinefelter syndrome]]
*[[Lack of exercise]]
*[[Langerhans cell histiocytosis]]
*[[Leflunomide]]
*[[Leishmaniasis]]
*[[Leprosy]]
*[[Leukemia]]
*[[Leukocyte adhesion deficiency]]
*[[Leukocytoclastic vasculitis]]
*[[Livedoid vasculopathy]]
*[[Low weight]]
*[[Lower limb fractures]]
*[[Lower limb nerve injury]]
*[[Lues maligna]]
*[[lupus anticoagulant]]
*[[Lupus erythematosus]]
*[[Lymphangitis]]
*[[Lymphatic obstruction]]
*[[Lymphatic vessel dysplasia]]
*[[Lymphedema]]
*[[Lymphoma ulcers]]
*[[Macroglobulinemia]]
*[[Madura foot]]
*[[Malnutrition]]
*[[Marjolin's ulcer]]
*[[Melanoma]]
*[[Metastatic tumours]]
*[[Methotrexate]]
*[[Moisture in the form of perspiration, feces, or urine]]
*[[Multiple sclerosis]]
*[[Mycobacterium ulcerans]]
*[[Mycosis fungoides]]
*[[Myelodysplasia]]
*[[Necrobiosis lipoidica]]
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*[[Disease]] X
 
*[[Disease]] Y
*[[Neuropathy]]
*[[Disease]] Z
*[[Noxious chemicals]]
*[[Osteomyelitis]]
*[[Papillomatosis cutis carcinoides]]
*[[Papulosis maligna atrophicans]]
*[[Pemphigus vulgaris]]
*[[Penicillin]]
*[[Perforating dermatosis ]]
*[[Peripheral artery disease]]
*[[Phlebitis]]
*[[Plasma coagulation inhibitors (antithrombinviii, apc resistance, protein c and s)]]
*[[Poliomyelitis]]
*[[Polyarteritis nodosa]]
*[[Polyarteritis]]
*[[polyclonal dysproteinaemia]]
*[[Polycythemia vera]]
*[[Porphyria cutanea tarda]]
*[[Postthrombotic syndrome]]
*[[Primary polycythemia]]
*[[primary thrombocythemia]]
*[[Prolidase deficiency]]
*[[Prolonged Immobilization]]
*[[Protein c deficiency]]
*[[Protein s deficiency]]
*[[purpura]]
*[[Pyoderma gangrenosum]]
*[[Radiation dermatitis]]
*[[Raynaud's syndrome]]
*[[Rheumatoid ulcers]]
*[[Rodent ulcer]]
*[[Sarcoidosis]]
*[[Sarcoma]]
*[[Scleroderma]]
*[[Sepsis ]]
*[[Septic emboli]]
*[[Shearing forces]]
*[[Sickle cell anemia]]
*[[Sjogren syndrome]]
*[[Smoking]]
*[[Spider bites]]
*[[Spina bifida]]
*[[Spinal cord injury]]
*[[Spinal cord lesions]]
*[[Sporotrichosis]]
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma]]
*[[Starvation]]
*[[Syphilis]]
*[[Syringomyelia]]
*[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]]
*[[Tap1 mutation]]
*[[Thalassemia]]
*[[Thromboangiitis obliterans]]
*[[Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]]
*[[Tinea pedis]]
*[[Tropical ulcer]]
*[[Tuberculosis]]
*[[Tularemia]]
*[[Ulceration pyoderma ]]
*[[Ulcerative colitis]]
*[[Vaccinations]]
*[[Varicose veins]]
*[[Variola virus]]
*[[Vasculitis]]
*[[Venous dysplasia]]
*[[Venous valvular incompetence]]
*[[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
*[[Xeroderma pigmentosum]]
*[[Yaws]]
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Revision as of 16:08, 12 July 2013

Leg ulcer
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]; 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

Common Causes

  • List the most common causes here.

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic No underlying causes
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic No underlying causes
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic No underlying causes
Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy No underlying causes
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

Differential diagnosis of leg ulcer[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
  2. ↑ Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X

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