Foot ulceration due to arterial insufficiency: role of cilostazol.
Left untreated, peripheral arterial disease can lead to chronic leg ischaemia, causing pain, foot ulcers and gangrene, and increasing the risk of amputation. The ulcers of two patients treated with cilostazol after revascularisation healed completely
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D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D000077407:Cilostazol; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D013777:Tetrazoles; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D000077407:Cilostazol