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...
New recommendations about compression therapy
There's a big news flash! A very relevant consensus document on compression therapy has just been published: Risks and contraindications of medical compression treatment...