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Treatment of an atypical leg ulcer: pyoderma gangrenosum.

Mrs B was referred to the Skin and Woundcare Department at the start of January 2002 with a chronic non-healing ulcer to her lower right leg proximal to the medial aspect of her right knee. The ulcer was diagnosed as pyoderma gangrenosum, a condition which Mrs B had suffered from previously. Assessm...

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Published in:British Journal of Community Nursing Vol. 8; no. 6; pp. 19 - 24
Main Authors: Knock K, Butcher M
Format: case study pictorial Journal Article
Published: Mark Allen Holdings Limited Jun2003 Supplement
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          Knock K
          Butcher M
        affil: Staff Nurse, Skin and Wound Care Department, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
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          Leg Ulcer Therapy
          Pyoderma Gangrenosum Therapy
          Wound Care
          Bandaging Techniques
          Compression Therapy
          Female
          Middle Age
          Pyoderma Gangrenosum Diagnosis
          Wound Assessment
          Wound Healing
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
      ab: Mrs B was referred to the Skin and Woundcare Department at the start of January 2002 with a chronic non-healing ulcer to her lower right leg proximal to the medial aspect of her right knee. The ulcer was diagnosed as pyoderma gangrenosum, a condition which Mrs B had suffered from previously. Assessment and management of this atypical ulcer are discussed. Once the progression of the lesion was halted, conservative treatment could be undertaken, and led to a successful outcome.
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