This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

The final cohort included 40 cases of incipient ulceration that were matched 1:2 with 80 nonulcerated controls and 80 ulcerated controls. The prognostic significance of incipient ulceration in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tumors with incipient ulceration were thicker than nonulcerated melanomas (2.8 mm vs. 1 mm). Patients with ...

Q: What is terminal ulceration? A: It has long been recognized that certain wounds can herald death. But there is profound lack of agreement on terminology and identification of these wounds. The ...

Venous disease is the most common cause of leg ulceration. Although compression therapy improves venous ulcer healing, it does not treat the underlying causes of venous hypertension. Treatment of ...

Behçet disease is a chronic multisystem inflammatory disorder with oral and genital ulcers present in up to 95% of patients. Skin manifestations are often papulopustular rashes or erythema ...

The lesion was a rodent ulcer. Often considered a synonym for basal cell carcinoma (BCC), “rodent ulcer” describes a skin cancer that has significantly invaded dermal tissues. The term underscores the ...

Clinicians are reporting a rise in the number of people with leg ulceration and a history of injecting drug use. These tend to be younger people with few co-morbidities. Leg ulceration may appear long ...

This is a 2-month old female with a history of a hemangioma on her right buttock since 2 weeks of age. The lesion began as a small birthmark and has continued to grow, and is now ulcerated. The lesion ...