skin ulcer
Persistent dermal lesion
A skin ulcer is an open sore on the skin that fails to heal normally, often exposing underlying tissue.
Ulcers typically result from poor circulation, prolonged pressure, infection, or chronic conditions like diabetes: The patient developed a skin ulcer on her heel after weeks of bed rest.
Common types include pressure ulcers (bedsores), venous ulcers, and diabetic foot ulcers.
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- open woundUnhealed break in skin
- lesionArea of pathological change
- bedsorePressure-induced skin ulcer
- pressure soreTissue damage from sustained compression
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- skin problemswrinkles, eczema, acne, lesions, blackheads
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- skin lesionspustule, pimple, boil, blister, sore
- ulcersbedsore, bed sore, pressure sore, canker sore
- Skin Pathologymelanoma, basal cell carcinoma, dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis
- bacterial infectionsanthrax, botulism, cholera, diphtheria, lockjaw
skin ulcerclosed wound
Injury without broken skin
scar tissue · wound closure · new skin · tissue regeneration · skin graft
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