title: Leg ulcers in the elderly.
abstract: The most common causes of leg ulcers in elderly patients are arteriosclerosis obliterans, venous insufficiency, hypertension, and prolonged pressure over relatively small body areas. The goal of treatment is to clear infection and stimulate good granulation tissue that can accept either a skin graft or epithelial regrowth from the borders of the ulcer.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001585:Benzoyl Peroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003911:Dextrans / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D003911:Dextrans; D001585:Benzoyl Peroxide