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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