skin ulcers
Lesions with erosion
Skin ulcers are open sores on the skin that fail to heal normally, often caused by poor circulation, pressure, or underlying disease.
They may weep fluid, become infected, or expose deeper tissue.
Common types include pressure ulcers (bedsores), venous ulcers on the lower legs, and diabetic foot ulcers: The patient developed skin ulcers from prolonged bed rest.
- exudateInflammatory vessel leakage
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- bed soresPressure-caused skin lesions
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
visual inspection · crusting · erythema · discoloration · Doppler ultrasound · slough · eschar · tissue damage · malnutrition · autoimmune disorders · immobility · leg ulcers · diabetic · open wound · poor circulation · venous · oozing · swelling
- woundswound, wounded, bullet wound, wounds, cuts
- Skin Pathologymelanoma, basal cell carcinoma, dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis
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- reptile diseasesrespiratory infection, stomatitis, thermal burns, impaction, gout
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- complicationscomplication, bleeding, paralysis, infections, hemorrhage