Posts Tagged ‘Venous Insufficiency’
Venous, Arterial, or Mixed Ankle Ulceration
86-year-old male with left ankle ulceration. Recurrent ulceration at the left ankle over the last 6 years. The current ulcer had been present for over 5 months. Local wound care only. No investigation into the cause of the ulcer. Patient had symptoms of rest pain. Venous ultrasound showed superficial venous incompetence. Arterial testing showed severe…
Read MoreNon-Healing Ulcer After Skin Biopsy
A 55-year-old female with ulceration after a skin lesion was removed from the posterior calf. Lesion turned out to be a basal carcinoma. Seven weeks after the surgery, the patient had a large area of ulceration with copious drainage of fluid. The patient returned to the physician that did the procedure was told to continue…
Read MoreVenous Valves on Ultrasound
Valves are one of the key components of normal venous function. There are valves throughout the veins in the body.
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