Ischaemic leg ulcers


Ischaemia is defined as a blood deficiency in an organ or tissue caused by a constriction or obstruction of its blood vessels. Here the ischaemia is due to peripheral vascular disease, causing ulceration of the skin on the lower limbs.


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