Atypical wounds comprise approximately 20% of all chronic wounds. 3–5 With an aging
population and increase in comorbidities these numbers are expected to rise. Atypical …

Atypical ulcers show atypical clinical features, histology, localization, and resistance to
standard therapies. The persistence of a chronic ulcer despite treatment with standard …

Chronic wounds of the lower extremities are occurring with increasing prevalence. They
affect millions of individuals annually, representing both a significant health risk and a large …

Skin ulceration represents a difficult clinical problem and a major source of morbidity for
patients. The patient's quality of life is also significantly affected by pain, swelling, and …

Chronic wounds are those that do not progress through a normal, orderly, and timely
sequence of repair. They are common and are often incorrectly treated. The morbidity and …

Lower extremity ulcerations affect up to 49 million people annually worldwide with a
cumulative lifetime risk of 1.0% to 1.8%, causing significant morbidity, mortality, and cost to …

Currently, most skin lesions are called wounds and primarily are divided into acute and
chronic, the difference being the time period during which they have been in existence …

Uncommon presentations like vasculitis or other immunologic causes and malignancy
account for about 1% to 2% of patients suffering from leg ulcers. We focus on such …

Wounds are an excellent example of how the field of dermatology represents a cross-section
of many medical disciplines. For instance, wounds may be caused by trauma, vascular …

Complex wound is the term used more recently to group those well-known difficult wounds,
either chronic or acute, that challenge medical and nursing teams. They defy cure using …