Leg ulcers in sickle cell disease patients

Leg ulcers are the most common cutaneous complication of sickle cell disease. These lesions occur mainly in homozygous forms, are slow to heal and often relapse, causing negative physical, emotional, and economic impacts. In this paper, we discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and pathophysi...

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Autores principales: Granja, Paula Dadalti, Quintão, Samuel Braulio Magalhães, Perondi, Franciele, de Lima, Rosemary Bacellar Ferreira, Martins, Cláudia Labriola de Medeiros, Marques, Marcos Arêas, de Oliveira, Julio Cesar Peclat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2020
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8218003/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34211517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1677-5449.200054
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Sumario:Leg ulcers are the most common cutaneous complication of sickle cell disease. These lesions occur mainly in homozygous forms, are slow to heal and often relapse, causing negative physical, emotional, and economic impacts. In this paper, we discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and pathophysiology of sickle cell leg ulcers and their implications for treatment.

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