"Leg Ulcer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Ulceration of the skin and underlying structures of the lower extremity. About 90% of the cases are due to venous insufficiency (VARICOSE ULCER), 5% to arterial disease, and the remaining 5% to other causes.
| Descriptor ID |
D007871
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.893.592
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| Concept/Terms |
Leg Ulcer- Leg Ulcer
- Leg Ulcers
- Ulcer, Leg
- Ulcers, Leg
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leg Ulcer" by people in Profiles.
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Deng A, Gocke CD, Hess J, Heyman M, Paltiel M, Gaspari A. Livedoid vasculopathy associated with plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promoter homozygosity (4G/4G) treated successfully with tissue plasminogen activator. Arch Dermatol. 2006 Nov; 142(11):1466-9.
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Bilu Martin D, Deng A, Gaspari A, Pearson F. Perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in a patient with Graves' disease treated with methimazole. Skinmed. 2006 Nov-Dec; 5(6):302-5.
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Khachemoune A, Welsh R, Ehrsam E. An elderly woman with a non-healing ulcer. Marjolin's ulcer. Am Fam Physician. 2005 Jun 01; 71(11):2163-5.
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Simon DA, Dix FP, McCollum CN. Management of venous leg ulcers. BMJ. 2004 Jun 05; 328(7452):1358-62.
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Batra AK, Levey JM, Trister J, Patwardhan R. Pyoderma gangrenosum in a patient with collagenous colitis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003 Nov; 49(5 Suppl):S277-9.