A CLINICAL STUDY OF VENOUS ULCERS
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
BACKGROUND Venous ulcer is one of the most common cases presenting to surgery department. The nature of the disease makes it a morbid illness and profoundly affects the quality of life. This study is aimed at studying the distribution of the disease among various age groups, sex and occupation. It also studies the clinical features and treatment modalities. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty patients with venous leg ulcers were included in the study. Clinical history and physical examination of the ulcer and the venous system of leg were done, and patients were subjected to duplex scan. RESULTS The male-to-female ratio was noted to be 15: 1. 90% were found to be manual labourers in our study. Varicosity is the most common aetiology for venous ulcer of the leg. The common associations of ulcer are varicosity (100%), hyperpigmentation (68%) followed by oedema and pain. Incidence of venous ulcer was almost same on both sides. CONCLUSION Male preponderance was observed in my study and manual labourers were the majority affected by venous ulcer. Most common association to ulcer was varicosity. Surgery showed promising healing rates in my study and no recurrence in follow-up period. Healing rates are promising in cases treated surgically along with ambulatory compression therapy when compared to ambulatory compression therapy alone. Aetiology of ulcers, age group of patients does not significantly interfere in healing of ulcers.
Authors and Affiliations
Sriramoju Sreedhar, Akula Nynasindh, Lomte Naveen Kumar
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