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Descriptor
English
:
Varicose Ulcer
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Úlcera Varicosa
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Úlcera Varicosa
Synonyms
English
:
Stasis Ulcer
Venous Ulcer
Tree Number:
C14.907.927.730
C17.800.893.592.730
Definition
English
:
Skin breakdown or ulceration caused by
varicose veins
in which there is too much
hydrostatic pressure
in the superficial venous system of the
leg
. Venous
hypertension
leads to increased
pressure
in the capillary bed, transudation of fluid and
proteins
into the interstitial space, altering
blood
flow and
supply
of
nutrients
to the
skin
and subcutaneous
tissues
, and eventual ulceration.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not coordinate with
LEG ULCER
See Related
English
:
Postthrombotic Syndrome
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
congenital
complications
diet therapy
diagnosis
drug therapy
economics
ethnology
embryology
enzymology
epidemiology
etiology
genetics
history
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
15050
Unique Identifier:
D014647
Occurrence in VHL
:
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