Elvy M
Medical and Vein Centre, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.
Aust Fam Physician. 1998 Jan-Feb;27(1-2):71-3.
Venous ulcers are common in clinical practice. They are due to end stage skin and subcutaneous damage from sustained venous hypertension. The common cause may be post thrombotic syndrome or primary superficial venous insufficiency. This case illustrates the need to think of inherited thrombophilia as a primary cause.