[Treatment for patients who have arterial ulcers].
Arterial ulcers are produced due to chronic ischemia in lower limbs. This causes a progressive, slow decrease in blood flow and oxygen supply to lower limbs. The main symptom consists of an intermittent claudication, or muscle pain while walking which ceases upon resting, but, when these symptoms appear; this wound usually is advanced and medical professionals basically use surgical, pharmaceutical and local treatments to cure this ulcer. In this article, the author presents a guide to diagnosis, treatment and prevention of arterial ulcers.
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D006801:Humans; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*