title: Ulcers associated with the swollen leg.
abstract: A number of disparate conditions may produce ulcers in swollen legs. The most frequent causative condition is venous stasis; other causal disorders are lymphatic obstruction, mixed vascular anomalies, benign and malignant neoplasms and a number of miscellaneous conditions. Careful attention to cutaneous signs of these conditions may be helpful in arriving at an accurate diagnosis and appropriate therapy.
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007715:Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000150:complications; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications