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Leg Ulcers Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Injuries
- Vasculitis
- Lymphedema
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Bad circulation
- Neoplasms
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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. The disorder is common on the ankles because there...
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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. It may affect either arteries...
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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 am...
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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...
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Lymphedema is the swelling of tissues ( edema ), usually the feet and legs, due to lymphatic obstruction.
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A tumor is an abnormal growth of body tissue. Tumors can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign.
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Mass of abnormally growing cells. 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 o...
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