Ulcers an post-thrombotic syndrome: a therapeutic challenge
Many of the ulcers we may find in our daily clinical practice develop in the context of a post-thrombotic syndrome. It is important to...
How long can I space out dressing changes of a leg ulcer?
First the pandemic and now the big snowfall... This year we have accumulated impediments to maintain the healing guidelines that we consider most beneficial...
Sulodexide: a pill against endothelial damage from venous hypertension
The idea to write this post came after reading the scientific program of the 13th Wound Specialist Day in Zürich. I find this year's...
The importance of footfall and footwear in venous ulcers
How little is said about the importance of footfall and footwear in people with venous ulcers! In this post we will understand why it...
Sclerotherapy gains against recurrence of venous leg ulcers
Recently, the 45th National Congress of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology took place in Madrid, where, with Dr. Rita Cabeza, I had the honour...
6 reasons why a venous ulcer does not heal despite compression therapy
Compression therapy is the mainstay of treatment for venous ulcers. In fact, it is very accurate to say that, "when faced with a venous...
Suspected infection in a leg ulcer: swab or punch biopsy?
We have a patient with a venous ulcer, for severeal months, which has been stagnant for two weeks. Exudate has increased despite adequate compressive...
Vitamins, folic acid, proteins and venous ulcer
What would you include in a blood test for a patient with a venous ulcer?
What alterations would you expect to find, whose...
Iron, ochre dermatitis and venous disease
The idea of talking about iron and venous ulcer came to me when I read an article that has just been published on the...
Bandages impregnated with zinc oxide: Unna boot and much more
Unna boot is not something new. In fact, it's something very old (almost as old as punch grafting:). I was waiting for the slightest...