Ulcer secondary to alteration of homocysteine metabolism mimicking pyoderma gangrenosum
Homocysteine is an amino acid that is not present in dietary proteins, but is formed exclusively as an intermediate product in the metabolism of...
Pyoderma gangrenosum: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
Pyoderma gangrenosum is an inflammatory disease that leads to skin ulcers and its diagnosis and treatment can represent a real challenge for healthcare professionals.
Although...
Key elements to understanding Martorell ulcer
Luise (not her real name) visited our wound clinic with a very painful ulcer, 6 months old, which had been treated with different dressings...
Large leg wounds after mild trauma
Large wounds secondary to mild trauma in the elderly are a frequent reason for consultation. The patient and his relatives describe very well the...
Wounds secondary to dermatoporosis or chronic cutaneous insufficiency
The term dermatoporosis was proposed in 2007 to include the different manifestations and complications of chronic skin insufficiency, also called skin fragility syndrome.1
Chronic cutaneous...
Why does the classification of pressure ulcers fall short?
Because it does not include information that is very relevant in the evaluation of these wounds...
As a reminder, the most widespread and widely used...
How to prevent and treat skin lesions cuased by PPEs
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the main ally of health professionals in this COVID-19 crisis. That is why it is so important that they...
Little is said about arteriolosclerotic ulcers
I think the title I have chosen sums up perfectly the situation of this type of wound: it is much more frequent ulcer than...
Compression is key to treating leg wounds
Some of you may have been struck by this title, which, instead of "venous ulcers", includes the term "leg wounds”. Leg wound is a...
Brief overview of wound healing
Healing is the natural process to regenerate the tissues that have suffered an injury. In the case of an erosion, which exclusively affects the...