title: [Venous stasis--chronic leg ulcer].
abstract: Chronic venous leg ulcer is a major health problem, affecting principally the elderly. The natural history of the disease is of a continuous cycle of healing and breakdown over decades and recurrence is common. In the present manuscript a survey of the management of venous leg ulcers is given.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Abteilung, Kantonsspital, Luzern.
authors.forename: C U
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Brand
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014690:Venous Pressure / Q000502:physiology