No abstract available.
Leg Ulcer* ; Leg* ; Lower Extremity*

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Fingers* ; Leg Ulcer* ; Leg* ; Scleroderma, Systemic* ; Ulcer*

The pinch graft is one type of skin graft and is indicated in small, chronic stubborn wounds or ulcers where cosmetic results are not paramount. It is a common procedure for the rapid healing of leg ulcers in countries where these are very common, such as in western society. However, it is an unfamiliar procedure to dermatologists in Korea where leg ulcers are quite rare. We treated a case of leg ulcer in systemic sclerosis using pinch grafts with satisfactory results. The pinch graft may be a useful treatment method for skin ulcers in dermatologic surgery under adverse conditions.
Dermatologic Surgical Procedures ; Korea ; Leg Ulcer* ; Leg* ; Scleroderma, Systemic* ; Skin ; Skin Ulcer ; Transplants* ; Ulcer ; Wounds and Injuries

Venous leg ulcers, the most common form of leg ulcers, are relevant to the pathogenicity of pericapillary fibrin cuff. Sarcoidosis, a multiorgan granulomatous disease, causes fibrin deposition in tissues. We report a case of a 50-year-old man with venous leg ulcers coexisting with sarcoidosis. On the basis of the histologic findings, we propose the hypothesis that sarcoidosis patients are prone to the development of venous leg ulcers.
Capillaries ; Fibrin ; Humans ; Leg Ulcer* ; Leg* ; Middle Aged ; Sarcoidosis* ; Virulence

Hydroxyurea is a cytostatic agent that has recently become the drug of choice in the treatment of various myeloproliferative diseases. The cutaneous side effects of hydroxyurea include xerosis, hyperpigmentation, nail discoloration, and scaling. Leg ulcers have only rarely been reported in association with hydroxyurea treatment. A 75-year-old woman presented with leg ulcers, nail discoloration, and xerosis. The leg ulcers were refractory to conventional treatment. She had been taking oral hydroxyurea since being diagnosed with essential thrombocytosis in 2002. Hence, we suspected hydroxyurea-induced leg ulcers and discontinued her hydroxyurea treatment; the ulcers gradually healed thereafter. We present a rare case of hydroxyurea-induced leg ulcers in Korea.
Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Hydroxyurea ; Hyperpigmentation ; Korea ; Leg ; Leg Ulcer ; Nails ; Robenidine ; Thrombocytosis ; Ulcer

We report a patient who presented with three months of foot pain, lytic navicular bone lesions in the foot, and a painless ipsilateral leg skin ulcer. Bone and skin biopsies revealed organisms compatible with Blastomyces. Systemic blastomycosis is very rare, especially with bone involvement in the foot.
Biopsy ; Blastomyces ; Blastomycosis* ; Foot* ; Humans ; Leg ; Skin ; Skin Ulcer

The antiphospholipid syndrome is a multiple-system disorder characterized by persistently elevated antiphospholipid antibodies and/or arterial or venous thrombosis, thrombocytopenia, or recurrent spontaneous abortion. Various cutaneous manifestations have been associated with this disease and may be the first sign of the underlying problem. We report a case of antiphospholipid syndrome with cutaneous ulcer on the left calf of a 21-year-old woman, who has been treated with deep vein thrombosis.
Abortion, Spontaneous ; Antibodies, Antiphospholipid ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome* ; Female ; Humans ; Leg Ulcer* ; Leg* ; Pregnancy ; Thrombocytopenia ; Ulcer ; Venous Thrombosis* ; Young Adult

We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome with cutaneous ulcer on the right ankle. Histopathologic finding of noninflammatory vascular thrombosis suggested that antiphospholipid antibodies played a pathogenetic role in the described skin manifestation of anti-cardiolipin antibody and lupus anticoagulant positive SLE patients.
Ankle ; Antibodies, Antiphospholipid ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome* ; Humans ; Leg Ulcer* ; Leg* ; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic ; Skin Manifestations ; Thrombosis ; Ulcer

A 32-year-old Korean man was stung by a jellyfish on his right lower leg while scuba diving at the Philippine seashore. The stung lesion rapidly became painful, erythematous and swollen. Seven days later, an irregular shaped ulcer developed at the pervious sting site. The histopathological findings showed focal perivascular infiltration of chronic inflammatory cells in the upper and mid dermis, fibrosis and focal necrosis in the subcutis. The patient had been treated with antibiotic ointment, topical application of tetrachlordecanoic acid solution and 800mg pentoxifylline for 2 months. During treatment, leg swelling had recurred intermittently. After 2 months, the lesion healed leaving an erythematous atrophic scar. We report a rare case of delayed cutaneous reactions with prolonged skin ulceration and chronic recurrent swelling due to lymphatic obstruction.
Adult ; Bites and Stings* ; Cicatrix ; Dermis ; Diving ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Leg ; Necrosis ; Pentoxifylline ; Skin Ulcer* ; Skin* ; Ulcer

The evaluation and management of leg ulcers, which include various etiologic factors, is a quintessential task of dermatologists. Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) is an inflammatory segmental obliterative disease of small-to-medium arteries and veins, and occurs predominantly in young men who smoke. Clinical findings include painful ulcers and gangrene with impaired or no peripheral arterial pulses. The Doppler sonogram and angiography are useful modalities for diagnosis. We present a patient with a chronic painful toe ulcer, who was diagnosed as having thromboangiitis obliterans from radiologic findings.
Angiography ; Arteries ; Chronic Pain ; Diagnosis ; Gangrene ; Humans ; Leg Ulcer ; Male ; Smoke ; Thromboangiitis Obliterans* ; Toes* ; Ulcer* ; Veins