Leg ulcer

Overview
Leg ulcers usually refer to ulcers of the lower leg. The most common cause of leg ulcers is venous insufficiency.

Differential diagnosis of causes of a leg ulcer
In alphabetical order.


 * Anemia
 * Arteriosclerosis
 * Arteriovenous malformation
 * Basal cell carcinoma
 * Blastomycosis
 * Bullous Disease
 * Buerger's disease
 * Burns
 * Cellulitis
 * Coccidiomycosis
 * Cold agglutinin disease
 * Cold injury
 * Congestive Heart Failure
 * Contact dermatitis
 * Decubitus ulcer
 * Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
 * Diabetes Mellitus
 * Diabetic neuropathy
 * Drugs
 * Ecthyma
 * Embolism
 * Furuncle
 * Gaucher's Disease
 * Gout
 * Histoplasmosis
 * Insect bites
 * Kaposi's Sarcoma
 * Leprosy
 * Leukemia
 * Lymphangitis
 * Lymphedema
 * Macroglobulinemia
 * Malnutrition
 * Melanoma
 * Metastases
 * Mycosis fungoides
 * Osteomyelitis
 * Other allergic conditions
 * Peripheral vascular disease
 * Polyarteritis
 * Polycythemia Vera
 * Protozoal infection
 * Protein C deficiency
 * Protein S deficiency
 * Radiation dermatitis
 * Raynaud's Syndrome
 * Rheumatoid Arthritis
 * Scleroderma
 * Septic emboli
 * Sickle Cell Anemia
 * Sporotrichosis
 * Squamous cell carcinoma
 * Syringomyelia
 * Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 * Tabes Dorsalis
 * Thalassemia
 * Trauma
 * Tuberculosis
 * Venous insufficiency

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