Mixed-etiology leg ulcers in a patient on long-term glucocorticoid therapy
Chronic leg ulceration is a frequent condition in elderly patients. Chronic wounds that are nonresponsive to 3-month therapy affect approximately 6.5 million people in the United States with a prevalence of 1% and costs estimated at 25 billion dollars per year. Although the main causes are venous in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2019-06-01
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Series: | Rheumatology |
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Online Access: | https://www.termedia.pl/Mixed-etiology-leg-ulcers-in-a-patient-on-long-term-glucocorticoid-therapy,18,37113,1,1.html |