title: Managing leg ulceration in patients with sickle cell disorder.
abstract: Leg ulceration is a complication associated with sickle cell disorders. Caroline Dowsett outlines why this problem occurs and describes the management of a patient with sickle cell disorder who presented with an infected leg ulcer. She concludes that there is a need for more research into the management of these complex wounds.
authors.affiliation: Newham Primary Care, NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dowsett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D001458:Bandages; D019090:Case Management; D015984:Causality; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005838:Genotype; D006445:Hemoglobin C Disease / Q000150:complications; D006446:Hemoglobin E / Q000235:genetics; D006453:Hemoglobinopathies / Q000150:complications; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; C032001:hemoglobin D; D006446:Hemoglobin E