Diseases

Leg Ulcer

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Leg Ulcers
  • Ulcer, Leg
  • Ulcers, Leg

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

if varicose, index instead under VARICOSE ULCER; FOOT ULCER is also available

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  1. C17.800w.893w.592

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WE 850

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Leg Ulcer. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007871. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007871
  2. Leg Ulcer. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19379138