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...

OBJECTIVE Patients with an oral ulcer may present initially to a general physician or a dental practitioner. Majority of the ulcers are benign and resolve spontaneously but small proportions are malignant. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of recurrent aphthous ulcerations in the Indian population. MATERIAL AND METHODS 3244 patients attending the Department of Oral ...

The aim of the study. To define number acute gastrointestinal bleeding cases due to ulcer and analyze results endoscopic surgical methods hemostasis in elderly senile patients. Materials methods. In total, 463 patients with (AGIB) were treated between 2019 2020. There 323 persons over 60 years age (69.8 %). A risk for was identify according Forrest Classification (2006). Local performed 68 (21....

Oral ulcers are diverse in number. Recurrent aphthous ulceration is the most common form of painful ulcerations in oral cavity. The diagnosis is well defined but the etiology and pathogenesis remains unclear. It is common condition affecting 20% of general population. This review article provides the exact etiology, diagnosis, criteria and treatment of RAS.

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS; recurrent aphthous ulcers - RAU; canker sores) is a chronic inflammatory, ulcerative condition of the oral mucosa. Its prevalence in the general population ranges between 5% and 20%, depending on the method and group studied. The etiopathogenesis of the disease is considered to be multifactorial, but remains still not fully understood. In patients with RAS, a...

General Considerations Although little enough is known about the cause of the onset of duodenal ulceration, there is no doubt that its persistence is associated with increased acidity of the gastric juice. This is a physical character of the individual, based upon an excess of acid-secreting mucosa in the stomach. Failure to reduce this acidity is the chief cause of post-operative ulceration at...

A 25-year-old man presented with blurred vision and chronic headache. His brain MRI revealed bilateral frontal pachymeningeal enhancement with leptomeningeal enhancement. The patient had experienced recurrent oral ulcer and had anterior uveitis and papulopustules skin lesion. We diagnosed him with hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) associated with neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD). There have been fe...

The prolonged and recurrent nature of venous leg ulceration can be a source of great frustration to client and clinicians alike. Venous ulcers may have a significant effect on a person’s quality of life and treatment of this condition generates a burden on healthcare systems. It is a challenge to assist people with these ulcers to adhere to treatment and to generate and maintain positive lifest...