"Leg Ulcer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D007871
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.893.592
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| Concept/Terms |
Leg Ulcer- Leg Ulcer
- Leg Ulcers
- Ulcer, Leg
- Ulcers, Leg
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leg Ulcer" by people in Profiles.
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The "self-treatment of wounds for venous leg ulcers checklist" (STOW-V Checklist V1.0): Part 1-Development, pilot and refinement of the checklist. Int Wound J. 2022 Mar; 19(3):705-713.
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Hydroxyurea-induced genital ulcers and erosions: Two case reports. J Tissue Viability. 2021 Aug; 30(3):462-464.
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Human Wound and Its Burden: Updated 2020 Compendium of Estimates. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2021 05; 10(5):281-292.
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Leg Clubs re-entering a post-lockdown world: an update. Br J Community Nurs. 2020 Sep 01; 25(Sup9):S41-S42.
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Metabolic Phenotyping in Venous Disease: The Need for Standardization. J Proteome Res. 2019 11 01; 18(11):3809-3820.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa severe skin infection in a toddler with X-linked agammaglobulinemia due to a novel BTK mutation. Infez Med. 2019 Mar 01; 27(1):73-76.
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Use of voltammetric analysis for fast and objective discrimination of the etiology, evolution, and bacterial infection of lower limb ulcers. Wound Repair Regen. 2019 05; 27(3):288-291.
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Rapidly progressing ulcer and a urine drainage bag. Dermatol Online J. 2018 Nov 15; 24(11).
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Ulcerated necrobiosis lipoidica: A cutaneous granulomatous reaction associated with systemic B-cell lymphoma. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2018 Jul-Aug; 84(4):481-484.
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Validation of "Wound QoL" Hebrew version disease-specific questionnaire for patients with lower extremity ulcerations. Int Wound J. 2018 Aug; 15(4):600-604.