Leg Ulcers : Causes

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Causes could include:
The extra fluid that builds up in the body makes it hard for the blood to feed cells and get rid of waste products. The tissue becomes poorly nourished and fragile, resulting in stasis dermatitis. The disorder is common on the ankles because there...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 16, 2006
Detailed information on preventing unintentional injuries
Source:StayWell
Statistics relating to unintentional injuries
Source:StayWell
Scrapes and sprains are a fact of life for most children, so it’s good to know what to do when they come home with a minor injury.
Source:StayWell
Trampolines are popular. Thousands of children are rocketing skyward, and trampoline injuries are also on the rise.
Source:StayWell
Children in households where a parent lives with another unrelated adult are at much greater risk of death from an injury suffered in the home.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on neurological trauma in children
Source:StayWell
Psychiatric diagnosis may be neglected in emergency rooms, where, in addition, people of color are less likely to be diagnosed with a pyschiatric condition than whites.
Source:StayWell
Lymphedema is the swelling of tissues ( edema ), usually the feet and legs, due to lymphatic obstruction. Lymphatic fluid seeps out of the blood circulation into the tissues.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Preventing Lymphedema After Breast SurgeryCall the Doctor If Your Arm Is:Swollen or redHotPainfulAfter breast surgery, fluid may collect and cause swelling in the arm on the side of your surgery. This is calledlymphedema.It occurs when lymph nodes...
Source:StayWell
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of lymphedema.
Source:StayWell
A tumor is a growth of tissue that forms an abnormal mass. Tumors generally provide no useful function and grow at the expense of healthy tissues.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 11, 2006
Mass of abnormally growing cells. Tumor is the term applied to any collection of abnormally growing cells.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Vasculitis refers to a varied group of disorders which all share a common underlying problem of inflammation of a blood vessel or blood vessels. The inflammation may affect any size blood vessel, anywhere in the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Detailed information on the most common types of vasculitis, including Kawasaki Disease and Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
Source:StayWell
Vasculitides is the plural of the word vasculitis, which may be used to describe any disorder characterized by inflammation of the blood or lymph vessels. Vasculitis is not a distinctive disease in its own right, but rather a symptom or characteristic of a number of different diseases.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Vasculitis refers to a condition that causes inflammation of blood vessels (arteries, capillaries, and/or veins). When the blood vessels become inflamed, scarring, thickening of the vessel walls, and narrowing of the vessel caliber decrease the amount of blood flow through the blood vessels.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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