title: Leg ulcerations: a clinical appraisal.
abstract: Leg ulcerations are frequent and often require dermatological advice. Many typical ulcerations may be recognized quite easily by inspection. Through a series of clinical examples, clinical diseases that may have ulceration of the leg as an initial presentation are illustrated. The figures of the article may be looked at first, without reading the legend, so the reader may suggest diagnostic hypotheses before discovering the true diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie, CHRU Dupuytren, 2 avenue Martin Luther King, 87042 Limoges cedex France. jean-marie.bonnetblanc@chu-limoges.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bonnetblanc
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010808:Physical Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003879:Dermatologic Agents