{"title":"LEG ULCERS.","authors":"E. Davies, S. Cooper","doi":"10.1093/med/9780199568741.003.0066","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This chapter discusses leg ulcers, including definitions, differential diagnosis, context, approach to diagnosis, specific clues to the diagnosis, key diagnostic tests, treatment and therapy, prognosis, and how to handle uncertainty in the diagnosis of the symptom. Leg ulcers are defined as open wounds, usually below the knee, persisting for more than 6 weeks.","PeriodicalId":76140,"journal":{"name":"Medical times","volume":"85 3 1","pages":"312-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Medical times","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199568741.003.0066","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This chapter discusses leg ulcers, including definitions, differential diagnosis, context, approach to diagnosis, specific clues to the diagnosis, key diagnostic tests, treatment and therapy, prognosis, and how to handle uncertainty in the diagnosis of the symptom. Leg ulcers are defined as open wounds, usually below the knee, persisting for more than 6 weeks.