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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Leg Ulcer
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Úlcera de la Pierna
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Úlcera da Perna
Tree Number:
C17.800.893.592
Definition
English
:
Ulceration of the skin and underlying structures of the
lower extremity
. About 90% of the cases are due to
venous insufficiency
(
VARICOSE ULCER
), 5% to arterial
disease
, and the remaining 5% to other causes.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
if varicose, index instead under
VARICOSE ULCER
;
FOOT ULCER
is also available
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
8049
Unique Identifier:
D007871
Occurrence in VHL
:
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