The healing results in 491 ulcers in 272 diabetic patients are reported. Soft moulded insoles and shoe corrections were the main part of the therapy. There were 329 (67%) neuropathic, 87 (17%) traumatic, 44 (9%) ischaemic and 31 (6%) ulcers of other various pathogenesis. Thirty seven per cent of the ulcers were complicated with invasive infection. Within the period of observation of 18 months (...

A pressure ulcer is a localised injury of the skin and underlying tissue that usually develops over a bony prominence. A decrease in the pressure over the bony prominence effectively prevents pressure ulcers; however, no studies have systematically assessed the physical properties of existing pressure ulcers. To characterise pressure ulcers, we established new terminology that clarifies the phy...

Ulcers can really eat at you. They typically occur in the lining of the top of the small intestine, the duodenum (duodenal ulcers), or the stomach (peptic ulcers). Common culprits of stomach ulcers include the Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria and prolonged use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen. To learn more about ulcers, ch...

OBJECTIVE To determine the outcome of diabetic neuropathic foot ulcers treated with Total Contact Cast (TCC) in terms of percentage of ulcers healed and time to heal. STUDY DESIGN Analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi Medical and Dental College, from April 2005 to March 2007. METHODOLOGY The study included diabeti...

Ulcers can really eat at you. They typically occur in the lining of the top of the small intestine, the duodenum (duodenal ulcers), or the stomach (peptic ulcers). Common culprits of stomach ulcers include the Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria and prolonged use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen. To learn more about ulcers, ch...

background previous reports have shown that quince seed might have some healing effects on skin ulcers in rabbits. objectives to assess the potential healing effect of quince seed cream on human skin ulcers. patients and methods the present study was a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. fifty patients with skin ulcer caused by disposable biopsy punch 5 mm were allocated in two groups (...

was confirmed by the presence of Vincent s bacillus either alone, or with spirochetes in the discharge. The following observations were made :? The size of ulcers xvaried from ^ inch to 2^ inches. Of 84 ulcers, 73 did not exceed one inch in diameter. Most of the ulcers were circular or oval. Of 95 ulcers, 62 were on the foot, 32 on the leg, and one on the elbow. Pain was almost invariably prese...

We described the location of foot ulcers through a chart review of diabetic patients in a Department of Veterans Affairs podiatry clinic and looked for connections between ulcer location and specific medical features. We hypothesized that individuals with diabetes rarely have heel ulcers but that heel ulcers are directly related to peripheral neuropathy and diminished vascular function. We foun...

Fig 1. Painful ulcers with eschars and granulation tissue on right arch of foot before first platelet-rich plasma therapy. L ivedoid vasculopathy is a chronic disorder diagnosed based on clinical features such as cutaneous ulcers, atrophic, stellate scars with peripheral telangiectasis and hyperpigmentation. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy has been successfully used in the treatment of vario...

Coldwater-associated ulcers, i.e. winter ulcers, in seawater-reared Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. have been reported in Norway since the late 1980s, and Moritella viscosa has been established as an important factor in the pathogenesis of this condition. As routine histopathological examination of winter ulcer cases in our laboratory revealed frequent presence in ulcers of long, slender rods cl...