Case 1. A 60year old man was admitted with symptoms and signs of a perforated duodenal ulcer. At operation a perforated duodenal ulcer with widespread peritoneal contamination was found. The ulcer was oversewn and covered with an omental patch. A tube drain was placed in the subhepatic space and exteriorized in the right hypochondrium. On the fifth postoperative day he developed cellulitis arou...

a. A typical chronic non-healing ulcer with two abnormal findings: roll-out ulcer edge and nodular lesions in scarred tissue, may indicate malignant transformation to either squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin or osteosarcoma of the bone. b. SCC arising from chronic non-healing osteomyelitis (Marjolin ulcer) is the most likely diagnosis based on the presence of roll-out edge and symptom o...

We present a case of a woman, 79 years old, followed by Psychiatry for depressive episodes after breast cancer removal. She was operated on for ductal breast carcinoma in 1983. Afterward she was submitted to adjuvant radiotherapy. She came to our attention for a chronic skin ulcer that developed into the radio-treated area about 4 years ago. We performed a skin biopsy and programed adipose tiss...

The relatively new term dermatoporosis refers to chronic deficiencies in the skin's functions in the elderly population due to aging. This syndrome is marked by chronic cutaneous fragility clinically represented by skin atrophy, senile purpura, stellate pseudoscars, skin laceration, and dissecting hematoma of the skin. In this paper, we report three cases of sacral pressure ulcers presenting pr...

Erysipelas is a superficial skin infection due to streptococci strains, which usually responds well to conservative treatment. Coexisting undiagnosed ischemia of the extremity may lead to severe complications. 57-year-old man developed large, circumflex ulceration of his right calf within two weeks before the admission after three-month treatment of erysipelas. Computer angiography showed chron...

Purpose: Propose a new and alternative surgical procedure in order to aid on treatments of chronic ulcers with non-arterial etiology in the lower limbs, especially those that reoccurs and accomplish of dermatosclerosis and skin contractures determining ankle and foot limits. Methods: It describes a medical case regarding a female, 54 years old, with a pre-existing ulcer (sixteen years) on her l...

Skin failure is managed by physician belonging to the profession of Dermatology that has had several years of additional training in the diagnosis and management of skin diseases. There are also wound healers, lymphoedema managers,employees of burns units, and custodians of neglected tropical skin diseases such as, for example, leprosy, leishmaniasis,onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, yaws a...

Background: Peptic ulcer disease is a most common disease, whose incidence is increasing presently on account of demanding stressful life. Objectives: To evaluate and compare the antiulcer activity of the extracts of seed and skin of Vitis Vinifera (Grape) using two different doses (100 & 200 mg/kg). Methods: The extracts of seed and skin of Vitis Vinifera were investigated for their anti-ulcer...

Although rodent ulcers are a relatively common malignant condition of the skin, pulmonary metastases arising from them are extremely rare. There have so far been only 29 authenticated reports of this condition. A further case is described of a man who, at the age of 35, developed a rodent ulcer (typical basal-cell carcinoma) on the forehead. Despite local excisions, skin grafting, and radiother...

Pressure ulcers continue to be a personally and financially expensive complication of surgery and hospitalization. The effects of anesthesia, immobilization during surgery, and use of multiple medical devices all place the surgical patient at high risk for pressure-related skin injury. As part of a comprehensive pressure ulcer prevention initiative, nurses in the cardiac and main ORs at Childre...