Review Article
Chronic Leg Ulcers: Epidemiology, Aetiopathogenesis, and Management
Table 1
Causes of leg ulcers [
21].
| | Vascular | Venus | | Arterial | | Mixed |
| | Neuropathic | Diabetes | | Tabes | | Syringomyelia |
| | Metabolic | Diabetes | | Gout | | Prolidase deficiency |
| | Haematological | Sickle cell disease | | Cryoglobulinemia |
| | Trauma | Pressure | | Injury | | Burns |
| | Tumors | Basal cell carcinoma | | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| | Infection | Bacterial | | Fungal | | Protozoal |
| | Panniculitis | Necrobiosis lipoidica | | Fat necrosis |
| | Pyoderma | Gangrenosum |
| | Special | Hypertensive ulcer |
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