title: Foot ulcer due to arteriovenous malformation: report of a case.
abstract: A 41-year-old woman had erosive eruptions surrounded by irregularly shaped pigmentation on the lateral aspect of her right foot, where she had noted gradually increasing warmth and pain for 10 years. The eruptions waxed and waned without complete healing, and an ulcer which had formed one year previously did not respond to topical treatments. Arteriography performed on the right lower extremity disclosed multiple diffuse arteriovenous malformations in the right lower leg and foot. The ulcer was treated by bed rest, surgical debridement, and topical application of bucladesine sodium ointment. After three months, the ulcer healed, leaving a shallow scar and pigmentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ohtoshi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsuyoshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horiguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imamura
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001510:Bed Rest; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000209:etiology; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009824:Ointments; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D003994:Bucladesine