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Venous Ulcers (Clinical presentation (Oedema of the lower leg, Venous…
Venous Ulcers
Clinical presentation
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Ulcer is large, shallow, irregular and exudative
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Pathophysiology
Increased pressure causes extravasation of fibrinogen through the capillary walls, giving rise to perivascular fibrin deposition, which leads to poor oxygenation of the surrounding skin