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Pressure Ulcers, Pressure ulcers may present as persistently red, blistered, broken or necrotic skin and may extend to underlying structures - eg, muscle and bone.
Leg Ulcers, Assess the base of the ulcer (granulating, sloughy, necrotic) and its position. Note the condition of surrounding skin, odour and signs of infection. , ...
Stomach Ulcer (Gastric Ulcer), Stomach ulcers are also called gastric ulcers. What are stomach ulcers? ...
Necrotic arachnidism This should probably be called loxoscelism as only Loxosceles spp. have good evidence for causing ulcers. [ 3 ] There are a number of enzymes that may be involved i...
Venous Leg Ulcers, Varicose ulcer Raimundo Pastor, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Raimundo...
Mouth Ulcers, Remember, not all mouth ulcers are aphthous ulcers. Other types of ulcer can occur in the mouth and mouth ulcers can be a sign of an underl...
Duodenal Ulcer, What is a duodenal ulcer? A duodenal ulcer is an ulcer that occurs in the lining in the part of the small intestine just beyond the stomach (the ...
Skin Ulcers, There are a number of different types of skin ulcers. Treatment may vary depending on the type of ulcer. Skin ulcer symptoms A skin ulcer is an op...
Buruli Ulcer, Synonyms: Bairnsdale ulcer, Daintree ulcer, Mossman ulcer, Searl ulcer, Kakerifu ulcer, Toro ulcer What is a Buruli ...
Functional Dyspepsia (Non-ulcer Dyspepsia), That is, other causes for dyspepsia such as duodenal ulcer , stomach ulcer , acid reflux and oesophagitis , inflamed stomach ...
Diabetic Foot Ulcers (Foot Care), A foot ulcer is prone to infection, which may become severe. Ulcers sometimes need treatment with dressings, medication and, when appropria...
The skin can demonstrate a range of lesions, including purpura, livedoid , subcutaneous nodules and necrotic ulcers . [ 5 ] Neurologically, mononeuritis multiplex is the most common pre...
It appears as single or multiple erythematous or violaceous plaques or papules which may be tender, often with a central necrotic ulcer [ 23 ] . The limbs and head are the most common sites ...
Venous Leg Ulcers, Examination 80% of all leg ulcers are venous ulcers and a large shallow relatively painless ulcer with an irregular granulating base in the ...
Peptic Ulcer Disease, The term peptic ulcer refers to both gastric and duodenal ulcers. Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) infection is associated with about 95% of du...
Ulcer Surgery and its Complications, It will also describe the indications for emergency surgery for peptic ulcers and the resulting morbidity and mortality. Elective surgery for ...
Ecthyma usually begins as vesiculopustules with a grey-yellow crust that evolves into shallow punched-out ulcers with a necrotic base and haemorrhagic crust. [ 1 ] Lesions can b...
Gastritis can occur with or without stomach or duodenal ulcers. Stomach and duodenal ulcers An ulcer is a break - like a sore - in the lining of an organ. , Indigesti...
See the separate leaflets called Duodenal Ulcer and Stomach Ulcer (Gastric Ulcer) for more detail. Duodenitis and gastritis (inflammation of the duodenum and/or sto...
Bleeding from the duodenum Causes include: Duodenal ulcer . An ulcer may bleed, sometimes heavily. Like stomach ulcers, a duodenal ulcer is usually caus...