Post-traumatic leg ulcer.

A Hydroxyurea-induced Leg Ulcer.

Hydroxyurea is a cytostatic agent that has recently become the drug of choice in the treatment of various myeloproliferative diseases. The cutaneous side effects of hydroxyurea include xerosis, hyperpigmentation, nail discoloration, and scaling. Leg ulcers have only rarely been reported in association with hydroxyurea treatment. A 75-year-old woman presented with leg ulcers, nail discoloration,...

Traumatic granuloma/eosinophilic ulcer.

Two case reports of an uncommon type of oral ulcerative lesion are presented. These lesions are of long duration, benign and reactive, and may clinically mimic a malignant ulcer. Histologically, these are deep lesions which exhibit 'pseudoinvasion' into skeletal muscle. There is a predominance of eosinophils while other chronic inflammatory cells such as plasma cells and histiocytes are in abun...

Oral traumatic ulcer.

Static Magnet device, 4UlcerCare, prevents Leg Ulcer Recurrence: Potential Cost Savings in leg ulcer management

The objectives of this survey were to examine the effectiveness of 4UlcerCare in preventing recurrence of leg ulcers after healing and also to estimate the potential cost savings to the significant UK National Health System (NHS) spending each year on ulcer management. Subjects surveyed had ulcers for on average 4.4 years before use of 4UlcerCare but these ulcers healed within an average of 3.5...

Pyoderma vegetans developed on chronic leg ulcer.

Pyoderma vegetans is a rare disorder that more commonly affects middle-aged persons, with a male predilection. It is characterized by vegetating lesions that coalescence into a plaque with eroded surface, covered by purulent discharge and crusts. The etiology of this disease is not known with certainty, but it is often associated with bacterial infections in immunocompromised patients. We repor...