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	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

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.

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	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, lymphatic vessel dysplasia, lymphedema, 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, venous valvular incompetence, Wegener's granulomatosis
Chemical/Poisoning	Arsenic, spider bites
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, factitious ulceration
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte	Calciphylaxis
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, decubitus ulcer, friction, low weight, Marjolin's ulcer, prolonged immobilization, sarcoidosis

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 |title= (help)

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[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)

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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