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Leg Ulcers : Causes

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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.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 11, 2008
Detailed information on preventing unintentional injuries Many unintentional injuries and emergencies can be prevented by reevaluating your family's health habits, lifestyles, and risks. Early detection and a prompt response is crucial in keeping situations manageable, and from becoming an emergency.
Source:StayWell
Statistics relating to unintentional injuries The following are the latest US statistics available from the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other sources:
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 Trauma to the nervous system requires immediate clinical care. Listed in the directory below are some different types of trauma, for which we have provided a brief overview.
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
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 characteri...
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 amo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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. It returns to the heart through separate channels called lymphatics, carryi...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of lymphedema.This patient summary is adapted from the summary on lymphedema written by cancer experts for health professionals. This and other credible information about cancer treatment, screening, prevention, supportive care, and ongoing trials is available from the National Cancer Institute. Lymphedema is the buildup of lymph (a fluid that helps fight infection and disease) in the fatty tissues just under the skin. The buildup of lymph causes swelling in specific areas of the body, usually an arm or leg, with an abnormally large amount of tissue proteins, chronicinflammation, and thickening and scarring of tissue under the skin. Lymphedema is a common complication of cancer and cancer treatment and can result in long-term physical, psychological, and social issues for patients.
Source:StayWell
Call the Doctor If Your Arm Is: Swollen or red Hot Painful After breast surgery, fluid may collect and cause swelling in the arm on the side of your surgery. This is called lymphedema. It occurs when lymph nodes under the arm are removed or the underarm area is treated with radiation therapy. This causes the normal flow of fluids in the arm to be reduced. To prevent lymphedema, try the tips on this handout.
Source:StayWell
A tumor is an abnormal growth of body tissue. Tumors can be cancerous(malignant) or non-cancerous(benign).In general, tumors appear to occur when there is a problem with the dividing of cells in the body.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 3, 2008
Tumor is the term applied to any collection of abnormally growing cells. In most instances, tumors are solid, although health care professionals use the term solid tumor specifically to describe a localized mass of abnormally growing tissue.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
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