title: [Diagnosing venous and venous/arterial ulcers].
abstract: A venous ulcer can be diagnosed on the basis of elements arising from the questioning and the clinical examination of the patient. A venous Doppler ultrasound can specify the type of reverse flow (superficial and/or deep). Measuring the ankle brachial pressure index helps to eliminate or confirm any arterial involvement. Depending on the systolic pressure index, the ulcer will be considered as purely venous, mixed (arterial-venous) or predominantly arterial.
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie, CHU Robert Debré, Reims. gperceau@chu-reims.fr
authors.forename: Géraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perceau
mesh_terms: D055109:Ankle Brachial Index; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler