Leg ulcer: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Line 30: Line 30:
{|style="width:82%; height:100px" border="1"
{|style="width:82%; height:100px" border="1"
|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]], [[fibromuscular dysplasia]], [[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]], [[heart failure]], [[hypertension]], [[hypotension]], [[hypothermia]], [[kaposi's sarcoma]], [[leukocytoclastic vasculitis]], [[livedoid vasculopathy]], [[lymphangitis]], [[lymphatic obstruction]], 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]], [[venous valvular incompetence]], [[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Allergic vasculitis]], [[anemia]], [[aneurysm]], [[angiosarcoma]], [[fibromuscular dysplasia]], [[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]], [[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]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
Line 42: Line 42:
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dermatologic'''
| '''Dermatologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Actinic keratosis]], [[advanced age]], [[allergic vasculitis]], [[amebiasis cutis]], [[contact dermatitis]], [[continuous trauma]], [[Crohn's disease]], [[decubitus ulcer]], [[Impetigo | ecthyma]], [[erysipelas]], [[Bazin disease | erythema induratum of bazin]], [[filariasis]], [[furuncle]], [[glanders]], [[herpes simplex]], [[incontinence]], [[keratoacanthoma]], [[lymphoma]] ulcers, [[Eumycetoma | madura foot]], [[melanoma]], [[acquired perforating dermatosis]], [[porphyria cutanea tarda]], [[prolonged immobilization]], radiation [[dermatitis]], [[sporotrichosis]], [[squamous cell carcinoma]], [[ulcerative colitis]], [[xeroderma pigmentosum]]  
|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]], [[Impetigo | ecthyma]], [[erysipelas]], [[Bazin disease | erythema induratum of bazin]], [[filariasis]], [[furuncle]], [[glanders]], [[herpes simplex]], [[incontinence]], [[keratoacanthoma]], [[Eumycetoma | madura foot]], [[melanoma]], [[porphyria cutanea tarda]], [[Bedsore|prolonged immobilization]], [[radiodermatitis]], [[sporotrichosis]], [[squamous cell carcinoma]], [[ulcerative colitis]], [[xeroderma pigmentosum]]  
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
Line 58: Line 58:
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Environmental'''
| '''Environmental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Burns]], [[cold injury]], [[contact dermatitis]], [[heat]], [[ionizing radiation]], [[radiodermatitis]]
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Burns]], [[Immersion foot|cold injury]], [[contact dermatitis]], [[heat]], [[ionizing radiation]], [[radiodermatitis]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
Line 66: Line 66:
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Genetic'''
| '''Genetic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Fibromuscular dysplasia]], [[factor V Leiden mutation]], [[gaucher's disease]], [[hereditary spherocytosis]], [[klinefelter syndrome]], [[leukocyte adhesion deficiency]], lymphatic vessel [[dysplasia]], [[prolidase deficiency]], [[tap1 mutation]], [[thalassaemia]], [[xeroderma pigmentosum]]  
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Fibromuscular dysplasia]], [[factor V Leiden mutation]], [[gaucher's disease]], [[hereditary spherocytosis]], [[klinefelter syndrome]], [[leukocyte adhesion deficiency]], [[Lymphedema|lymphatic vessel dysplasia]], [[prolidase deficiency]], [[Leprosy|tap1 mutation]], [[thalassaemia]], [[xeroderma pigmentosum]]  
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Hematologic'''
| '''Hematologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Activated protein C resistance]], [[anemia]], [[antiphospholipid syndrome]], [[antithrombin III deficiency]], [[blood clot]], [[cryoglobulinemia]], [[deep vein thrombosis ]], [[dysproteinemia]], [[essential thrombocythemia]], [[factor V Leiden mutation]], [[factor XIII deficiency]], [[felty's syndrome]], [[granulocytopenia]], [[hereditary spherocytosis]], [[langerhans cell histiocytosis]], [[leukemia]], [[leukocyte adhesion deficiency]], [[lupus anticoagulant]], [[macroglobulinemia]], [[myelodysplasia]], [[plasmin]], [[plasminogen activator inhibitor-1]], polyclonal [[dysproteinemia]], [[polycythemia]], [[polycythemia vera]], [[Polycythemia vera | primary polycythemia]], [[primary thrombocythemia]], [[protein C deficiency]], [[protein S deficiency]], [[purpura]], [[sickle cell anemia]], [[thalassemia]], [[thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]],[[tissue plasminogen activator]]   
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Activated protein C resistance]], [[anemia]], [[antiphospholipid syndrome]], [[antithrombin III deficiency]], [[blood clot]], [[cryoglobulinemia]], [[deep vein thrombosis ]], [[dysproteinemia]], [[essential thrombocythemia]], [[factor V Leiden mutation]], [[factor XIII deficiency]], [[felty's syndrome]], [[granulocytopenia]], [[hereditary spherocytosis]], [[langerhans cell histiocytosis]], [[leukemia]], [[leukocyte adhesion deficiency]], [[lupus anticoagulant]], [[macroglobulinemia]], [[myelodysplasia]], [[plasmin]], [[plasminogen activator inhibitor-1]],[[Dysproteinemia|polyclonal dysproteinemia]], [[polycythemia]], [[polycythemia vera]], [[Polycythemia vera | primary polycythemia]], [[primary thrombocythemia]], [[protein C deficiency]], [[protein S deficiency]], [[purpura]], [[sickle cell anemia]], [[thalassemia]], [[thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]],[[tissue plasminogen activator]]   
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
Line 78: Line 78:
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Infectious Disease'''
| '''Infectious Disease'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Actinomycosis]], [[amoebiasis]] cutis, [[amoebiasis]], [[anthrax]], [[bacillary angiomatosis]], [[bacterial infection]], [[bacteroides]], [[blastomycosis]], [[borrelia vincenti]], [[cellulitis]], [[coccidiomycosis]], [[cold agglutinin disease]], [[diphtheria]], [[ecthyma gangrenosum ]], [[Impetigo | ecthyma]],  [[erysipelas]], [[fasciitis necroticans ]], [[filariasis]], [[folliculitis]], [[francisella tularensis]], [[furuncle]], [[gas gangrene ]], [[glanders]], [[granuloma inguinale]], [[haemophilus ducreyi]], [[herpes simplex]], [[histoplasmosis]], [[kala-azar]], [[leishmaniasis]], [[leprosy]], [[Syphilis | lues maligna]], [[lymphangitis]], [[Eumycetoma | madura foot]], [[mycobacterium ulcerans]], [[mycosis fungoides]], [[osteomyelitis]], [[papillomatosis cutis carcinoides]], [[poliomyelitis]], [[rodent ulcer]], [[sepsis ]], [[septic emboli]], [[sporotrichosis]], [[syphilis]], [[tinea pedis]], [[tropical ulcer]],  [[tuberculosis]], [[tularemia]], [[ulcerative pyoderma]], [[variola virus]], [[vasculitis]], [[yaws]]
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Actinomycosis]], [[Amoebiasis|amoebiasis cutis]], [[amoebiasis]], [[anthrax]], [[bacillary angiomatosis]], [[bacterial infection]], [[bacteroides]], [[blastomycosis]], [[Borrelia|borrelia vincenti]], [[cellulitis]], [[coccidiomycosis]], [[cold agglutinin disease]], [[diphtheria]], [[ecthyma gangrenosum ]], [[Impetigo | ecthyma]],  [[erysipelas]], [[fasciitis necroticans ]], [[filariasis]], [[folliculitis]], [[francisella tularensis]], [[furuncle]], [[gas gangrene ]], [[glanders]], [[granuloma inguinale]], [[haemophilus ducreyi]], [[herpes simplex]], [[histoplasmosis]], [[kala-azar]], [[leishmaniasis]], [[leprosy]], [[Syphilis | lues maligna]], [[lymphangitis]], [[Eumycetoma | madura foot]], [[mycobacterium ulcerans]], [[mycosis fungoides]], [[osteomyelitis]], [[Human papillomavirus|papillomatosis cutis carcinoides]], [[poliomyelitis]], [[rodent ulcer]], [[sepsis ]], [[septic emboli]], [[sporotrichosis]], [[syphilis]], [[tinea pedis]], [[Cutaneous leishmaniasis|tropical ulcer]],  [[tuberculosis]], [[tularemia]], [[ulcerative pyoderma]], [[variola virus]], [[vasculitis]], [[yaws]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic'''
| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| Badly united [[fractures]], [[bone fractures]]
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[bone fractures|Badly united fractures]], [[bone fractures]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Neurologic'''
| '''Neurologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Alcoholic neuropathy]], [[autonomic dysfunction]], [[dementia]], [[diabetic neuropathy]], [[hemiplegia]], infantile [[cerebral palsy]], [[multiple sclerosis]], [[neuropathy]], [[spina bifida]], [[spinal cord injury]], [[spinal cord lesions]], [[syringomyelia]]
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Alcoholic neuropathy]], [[autonomic dysfunction]], [[cerebral palsy]], [[dementia]], [[diabetic neuropathy]], [[hemiplegia]], [[multiple sclerosis]], [[neuropathy]], [[spina bifida]], [[spinal cord injury]], [[spinal cord lesions]], [[syringomyelia]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
Line 98: Line 98:
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Oncologic'''
| '''Oncologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Angiosarcoma]], [[basal cell carcinoma]], [[cold agglutinin disease]], [[cutaneous lymphoma]], [[leukemia]], [[macroglobulinemia]], [[marjolin's ulcer]], [[melanoma]], [[metastatic tumours]], [[sarcoma]], [[squamous cell carcinoma]]
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Angiosarcoma]], [[basal cell carcinoma]], [[cold agglutinin disease]], [[Lymphoma|cutaneous lymphoma ulcers]], [[leukemia]], [[macroglobulinemia]], [[marjolin's ulcer]], [[melanoma]], [[sarcoma]], [[squamous cell carcinoma]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
Line 130: Line 130:
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Trauma'''
| '''Trauma'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| Continuous [[trauma]], [[bone fractures]], [[lower limb nerve injury]], [[marjolin's ulcer]], [[shearing forces]], [[spinal cord injury]]
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Skin trauma|Continuous trauma]], [[bone fractures]], [[Sciatica|lower limb nerve injury]], [[marjolin's ulcer]], [[Physical trauma|shearing forces]], [[spinal cord injury]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
Line 152: Line 152:
*[[Alcoholic neuropathy]]
*[[Alcoholic neuropathy]]
*[[Allergic vasculitis]]
*[[Allergic vasculitis]]
*[[Amoebiasis]] cutis
*[[Amoebiasis|Amoebiasis cutis]]
*[[Amoebiasis]]
*[[Amoebiasis]]
*[[Amyloidosis]]
*[[Amyloidosis]]
Line 175: Line 175:
*[[Bacterial infection]]
*[[Bacterial infection]]
*[[Bacteroides]]
*[[Bacteroides]]
*Badly united [[fracture]]
*[[bone fractures|Badly united fracture]]
*[[Basal cell carcinoma]]
*[[Basal cell carcinoma]]
*[[Behcet disease ]]
*[[Behcet disease ]]
Line 181: Line 181:
*[[Blood clot]]
*[[Blood clot]]
*[[Bone fractures]]
*[[Bone fractures]]
*[[Borrelia vincenti]]
*[[Borrelia|Borrelia vincenti]]
*[[Bullous pemphigoid]]
*[[Bullous pemphigoid]]
*[[Burns]]
*[[Burns]]
Line 187: Line 187:
*[[Calciphylaxis]]
*[[Calciphylaxis]]
*[[Cellulitis]]
*[[Cellulitis]]
*[[Cerebral palsy]]
*[[Cholesterol embolism]]
*[[Cholesterol embolism]]
*[[Chronically injured or diseased skin]]
*[[Chronically injured or diseased skin]]
Line 192: Line 193:
*[[Coccidiomycosis]]
*[[Coccidiomycosis]]
*[[Cold agglutinin disease]]
*[[Cold agglutinin disease]]
*[[Cold injury]]
*[[Immersion foot|Cold injury]]
*[[Congestive heart failure]]
*[[Congestive heart failure]]
*[[Contact dermatitis]]
*[[Contact dermatitis]]
*Continuous [[trauma]]
*[[Skin trauma|Continuous trauma]]
*[[Coumarin]]
*[[Coumarin]]
*[[Crohn's disease]]
*[[Crohn's disease]]
*[[Cryoglobulinemia]]
*[[Cryoglobulinemia]]
*Cutaneous [[lymphoma]]
*[[Lymphoma|Cutaneous lymphoma ulcers]]
*[[Decubitus ulcer]]
*[[Decubitus ulcer]]
*[[Deep vein thrombosis ]]
*[[Deep vein thrombosis ]]
Line 248: Line 249:
*[[Hypothermia]]
*[[Hypothermia]]
*[[Incontinence]]
*[[Incontinence]]
*Infantile [[cerebral palsy]]
*[[Ionizing radiation]]
*[[Ionizing radiation]]
*[[Kala-azar]]
*[[Kala-azar]]
Line 264: Line 264:
*[[Livedoid vasculopathy]]
*[[Livedoid vasculopathy]]
*[[Low weight]]
*[[Low weight]]
*[[Lower limb nerve injury]]
*[[Sciatica|Lower limb nerve injury]]
*[[Syphilis | Lues maligna]]
*[[Syphilis | Lues maligna]]
*[[Lupus anticoagulant]]
*[[Lupus anticoagulant]]
Line 270: Line 270:
*[[Lymphangitis]]
*[[Lymphangitis]]
*[[Lymphatic obstruction]]
*[[Lymphatic obstruction]]
*Lymphatic vessel [[dysplasia]]
*[[Lymphedema|Lymphatic vessel dysplasia]]
*[[Lymphedema]]
*[[Lymphedema]]
*[[Macroglobulinemia]]
*[[Macroglobulinemia]]
Line 277: Line 277:
*[[Marjolin's ulcer]]
*[[Marjolin's ulcer]]
*[[Melanoma]]
*[[Melanoma]]
*[[Metastatic tumours]]
*[[Methotrexate]]
*[[Methotrexate]]
*[[Moisture in the form of perspiration, feces, or urine]]
*[[Moisture in the form of perspiration, feces, or urine]]
Line 288: Line 287:
*[[Neuropathy]]
*[[Neuropathy]]
*[[Osteomyelitis]]
*[[Osteomyelitis]]
*[[Papillomatosis cutis carcinoides]]
*[[Human papillomavirus|Papillomatosis cutis carcinoides]]
*[[Papulosis maligna atrophicans]]
*[[Papulosis maligna atrophicans]]
*[[Pemphigus vulgaris]]
*[[Pemphigus vulgaris]]
Line 299: Line 298:
*[[Polyarteritis nodosa]]
*[[Polyarteritis nodosa]]
*[[Polyarteritis]]
*[[Polyarteritis]]
*Polyclonal [[dysproteinemia]]
*[[Dysproteinemia|Polyclonal dysproteinemia]]
*[[Polycythemia vera]]
*[[Polycythemia vera]]
*[[Porphyria cutanea tarda]]
*[[Porphyria cutanea tarda]]
Line 306: Line 305:
*[[Primary thrombocythemia]]
*[[Primary thrombocythemia]]
*[[Prolidase deficiency]]
*[[Prolidase deficiency]]
*[[Prolonged Immobilization]]
*[[Bedsore|Prolonged Immobilization]]
*[[Protein C deficiency]]
*[[Protein C deficiency]]
*[[Protein S deficiency]]
*[[Protein S deficiency]]
*[[Purpura]]
*[[Purpura]]
*[[Pyoderma gangrenosum]]
*[[Pyoderma gangrenosum]]
*Radiation [[dermatitis]]
*[[Radiodermatitis]]
*[[Raynaud's syndrome]]
*[[Raynaud's syndrome]]
*[[Rheumatoid arthritis]]
*[[Rheumatoid arthritis]]
Line 320: Line 319:
*[[Sepsis ]]
*[[Sepsis ]]
*[[Septic emboli]]
*[[Septic emboli]]
*[[Shearing forces]]
*[[Physical trauma|Shearing forces]]
*[[Sickle cell anemia]]
*[[Sickle cell anemia]]
*[[Sjogren syndrome]]
*[[Sjogren syndrome]]
Line 334: Line 333:
*[[Syringomyelia]]
*[[Syringomyelia]]
*[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]]
*[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]]
*[[Tap1 mutation]]
*[[Leprosy|Tap1 mutation]]
*[[Thalassemia]]
*[[Thalassemia]]
*[[Thromboangiitis obliterans]]
*[[Thromboangiitis obliterans]]
Line 340: Line 339:
*[[Tinea pedis]]
*[[Tinea pedis]]
*[[Tissue plasminogen activator]]  
*[[Tissue plasminogen activator]]  
*[[Tropical ulcer]]
*[[Cutaneous leishmaniasis|Tropical ulcer]]
*[[Tuberculosis]]
*[[Tuberculosis]]
*[[Tularemia]]
*[[Tularemia]]
Line 350: Line 349:
*[[Vasculitis]]
*[[Vasculitis]]
*[[Venous insufficiency]]
*[[Venous insufficiency]]
*[[Venous valvular incompetence]]
*[[Chronic Venous insufficiency|Venous valvular incompetence]]
*[[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
*[[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
*[[Xeroderma pigmentosum]]
*[[Xeroderma pigmentosum]]

Revision as of 17:31, 22 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

WikiDoc Resources for Leg ulcer

Articles

Most recent articles on Leg ulcer

Most cited articles on Leg ulcer

Review articles on Leg ulcer

Articles on Leg ulcer in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ

Media

Powerpoint slides on Leg ulcer

Images of Leg ulcer

Photos of Leg ulcer

Podcasts & MP3s on Leg ulcer

Videos on Leg ulcer

Evidence Based Medicine

Cochrane Collaboration on Leg ulcer

Bandolier on Leg ulcer

TRIP on Leg ulcer

Clinical Trials

Ongoing Trials on Leg ulcer at Clinical Trials.gov

Trial results on Leg ulcer

Clinical Trials on Leg ulcer at Google

Guidelines / Policies / Govt

US National Guidelines Clearinghouse on Leg ulcer

NICE Guidance on Leg ulcer

NHS PRODIGY Guidance

FDA on Leg ulcer

CDC on Leg ulcer

Books

Books on Leg ulcer

News

Leg ulcer in the news

Be alerted to news on Leg ulcer

News trends on Leg ulcer

Commentary

Blogs on Leg ulcer

Definitions

Definitions of Leg ulcer

Patient Resources / Community

Patient resources on Leg ulcer

Discussion groups on Leg ulcer

Patient Handouts on Leg ulcer

Directions to Hospitals Treating Leg ulcer

Risk calculators and risk factors for Leg ulcer

Healthcare Provider Resources

Symptoms of Leg ulcer

Causes & Risk Factors for Leg ulcer

Diagnostic studies for Leg ulcer

Treatment of Leg ulcer

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

CME Programs on Leg ulcer

International

Leg ulcer en Espanol

Leg ulcer en Francais

Business

Leg ulcer in the Marketplace

Patents on Leg ulcer

Experimental / Informatics

List of terms related to Leg ulcer

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

Life Threatening Causes

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular Allergic vasculitis, anemia, aneurysm, angiosarcoma, fibromuscular dysplasia, 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, heart failure, hypertension, hypotension, hypothermia, kaposi's sarcoma, leukocytoclastic vasculitis, livedoid vasculopathy, lymphangitis, lymphatic obstruction, 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, venous valvular incompetence, Wegener's granulomatosis
Chemical/Poisoning Arsenic
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Acquired perforating dermatosis, actinic keratosis, advanced age, allergic vasculitis, amebiasis cutis, contact dermatitis, continuous trauma, Crohn's disease, Cutaneous lymphoma ulcers, decubitus ulcer, ecthyma, erysipelas, erythema induratum of bazin, filariasis, furuncle, glanders, herpes simplex, incontinence, keratoacanthoma, madura foot, melanoma, porphyria cutanea tarda, prolonged immobilization, radiodermatitis, sporotrichosis, squamous cell carcinoma, ulcerative colitis, xeroderma pigmentosum
Drug Side Effect Coumarin, ergotamine, cytostatic agents, halogens, hydroxyurea, leflunomide, methotrexate, penicillin, plasmin, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, tissue plasminogen activator
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Diabetes mellitus, necrobiosis lipoidica
Environmental Burns, cold injury, contact dermatitis, heat, ionizing radiation, radiodermatitis
Gastroenterologic Crohn's disease, incontinence, ulcerative colitis
Genetic Fibromuscular dysplasia, factor V Leiden mutation, gaucher's disease, hereditary spherocytosis, klinefelter syndrome, leukocyte adhesion deficiency, lymphatic vessel dysplasia, prolidase deficiency, tap1 mutation, thalassaemia, xeroderma pigmentosum
Hematologic Activated protein C resistance, anemia, antiphospholipid syndrome, antithrombin III deficiency, blood clot, cryoglobulinemia, deep vein thrombosis , dysproteinemia, essential thrombocythemia, factor V Leiden mutation, factor XIII deficiency, felty's syndrome, granulocytopenia, hereditary spherocytosis, langerhans cell histiocytosis, leukemia, leukocyte adhesion deficiency, lupus anticoagulant, macroglobulinemia, myelodysplasia, plasmin, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1,polyclonal dysproteinemia, polycythemia, polycythemia vera, primary polycythemia, primary thrombocythemia, protein C deficiency, protein S deficiency, purpura, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura,tissue plasminogen activator
Iatrogenic Calcinosis cutis, cytostatic agents, radiodermatitis, vaccinations
Infectious Disease Actinomycosis, amoebiasis cutis, amoebiasis, anthrax, bacillary angiomatosis, bacterial infection, bacteroides, blastomycosis, borrelia vincenti, cellulitis, coccidiomycosis, cold agglutinin disease, diphtheria, ecthyma gangrenosum , ecthyma, erysipelas, fasciitis necroticans , filariasis, folliculitis, francisella tularensis, furuncle, gas gangrene , glanders, granuloma inguinale, haemophilus ducreyi, herpes simplex, histoplasmosis, kala-azar, leishmaniasis, leprosy, lues maligna, lymphangitis, madura foot, mycobacterium ulcerans, mycosis fungoides, osteomyelitis, papillomatosis cutis carcinoides, poliomyelitis, rodent ulcer, sepsis , septic emboli, sporotrichosis, syphilis, tinea pedis, tropical ulcer, tuberculosis, tularemia, ulcerative pyoderma, variola virus, vasculitis, yaws
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Badly united fractures, bone fractures
Neurologic Alcoholic neuropathy, autonomic dysfunction, cerebral palsy, dementia, diabetic neuropathy, hemiplegia, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy, spina bifida, spinal cord injury, spinal cord lesions, syringomyelia
Nutritional/Metabolic Calcinosis cutis, calciphylaxis, gout, hyperhomocysteinemia, malnutrition, necrobiosis lipoidica, porphyria cutanea tarda,starvation
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic Angiosarcoma, basal cell carcinoma, cold agglutinin disease, cutaneous lymphoma ulcers, leukemia, macroglobulinemia, marjolin's ulcer, melanoma, sarcoma, squamous cell carcinoma
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric Delirium
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte Calciphylaxis, incontinence
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Rheumatoid arthritis
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma Continuous trauma, bone fractures, lower limb nerve injury, marjolin's ulcer, shearing forces, spinal cord injury
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Amyloidosis, artefacts, decubitus ulcer, factitious ulceration, friction, low weight, marjolin's ulcer, moisture in the form of perspiration, feces, or urine, papulosis maligna atrophicans, prolonged immobilization, sarcoidosis, spider bites

Causes in Alphabetical Order

Differential Diagnosis of Leg Ulcer

References

  1. ↑ "Differential diagnosis of leg ulcers - Dissemond - 2006 - JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft - Wiley Online Library". Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "http://www.health.wa.gov.au/woundswest/docs/WPR_Nov09_Atypical_Leg_Ulcers.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 12 July 2013. External link in |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
  4. ↑ Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X

Template:WH Template:WS

Retrieved from "https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php?title=Leg_ulcer&oldid=886692"