title: Nicorandil ulcer: moves beyond the mucosa.
abstract: The management of wounds is a specialty in its infancy. Success requires more than the use of dressings. All wounds require a diagnosis, a point well illustrated by the management of these cases which depended solely on stopping nicorandil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. patelgk@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: Girish K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Keith G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Harding
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020108:Nicorandil / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D020108:Nicorandil
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