Arterial insufficiency ulcer

Arterial insufficiency ulcer
A 71-year-old diabetic male smoker with severe peripheral arterial disease presented with a dorsal foot ulceration (2.5 cm X 2.4cm) that had been chronically open for nearly 2 years.

Arterial insufficiency ulcers (also known as ischemic ulcers, or ischemic wounds) are ulcers mostly located on the lateral surface of the ankle or the distal digits.[1] They are commonly caused by peripheral artery disease (PAD).

  1. ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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