Odyakmaz Demirsoy Evren, Çatal Cansu, Yazıcı Ayten, Bayramgurler Dilek
1 Department of Dermatology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.
2 Department of Rheumatology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2018 Dec;17(4):282-284. doi: 10.1177/1534734618799576. Epub 2018 Oct 1.
Leg ulcers are not a disease themselves, they are a symptom of a disease. To manage them properly, finding the correct diagnosis of the disease is mandatory. Our case is a model to underline that leg ulcers are a significant burden for the patient, because leg ulcer got ahead of the patient's other serious complaints such as Raynaud's phenomenon or sclerodactyly. Furthermore, our patient is also a model, and an attentive clinical evaluation is inevitable to find the correct diagnosis. We present our case aiming to underline the significance of full dermatologic examination in each ulceration to discover underlying disease.
腿部溃疡本身并非一种疾病,而是一种疾病的症状。要对其进行妥善处理,必须正确诊断出引发溃疡的疾病。我们的病例是一个典型例子,突出了腿部溃疡给患者带来的沉重负担,因为腿部溃疡比患者的其他严重症状(如雷诺现象或指(趾)硬皮病)更为突出。此外,我们的患者也是一个典型例子,细致的临床评估对于正确诊断是必不可少的。我们展示这个病例旨在强调在每一例溃疡病例中进行全面皮肤检查以发现潜在疾病的重要性。