leg ulcers
Lower limb sores
Leg ulcers are open sores on the lower leg that heal slowly or not at all, typically caused by poor circulation.
Most are venous ulcers, resulting from blood pooling in leg veins.
They appear most often near the ankle, can be painful, and tend to recur.
Diabetics and those with vascular disease are particularly susceptible: She's been treating her leg ulcers for months.
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- open woundUnhealed break in skin
- chronicPersisting over time
- venousOf certain blood vessels
- healingRestoration of health
wound care · bandage · compression · compression stockings · skin · sore · infection · dressing · circulation · swelling · pain · oozing · tissue · varicose · diabetes · elderly · debridement · necrotic