Diagnosis of the Patient with a Venous Ulcer

This review has been done to present the best current practice in the diagnosis of chronic leg ulcers. The aim is to direct appropriate investigations of the patient so as to optimize treatment by the medical practitioner and to reduce the burden of this highly prevalent, quality of life reducing disease. These patients usually present as outdoor patients in various hospitals where a thorough history, physical examination along with various clinical tests for lower limb venous incompetence are done and treatment is initiated. However, CEAP classification of the venous ulcer should be done based on duplex ultrasonography to decide upon the definitive treatment.