Chronic venous insufficiency from a dermatological perspective
"Chronic venous insufficiency from a dermatological perspective." This was the title of my lecture at the 7th Congress of the Spanish Society of Wounds...
Fibrinous tissue in venous ulcers: what are we talking about?
You have probably used and heard many times the sentence "fibrinous tissue in the wound bed". You may also have been curious to know...
CEAP Classification of Chronic Venous Disorders: Let’s all speak the same language.
The CEAP classification (Clinical-Etiological-Anatomical-Pathophysiological) was created in 1994 to standardize the diverse manifestations of chronic venous disease. It was modified in 2004 to refer...
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...
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...
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...
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...