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ArticleJournal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques2022

Nonhealing venous ulcer in a patient with dystrophic soft tissue calcification.

Abdullah Nasif, Karen Bauer, Vanessa Pasadyn, Ayman Ahmed, Munier Nazzal, Mohamed Osman

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Article in Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Abdullah NasifDivision of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
Karen BauerDivision of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
Vanessa PasadynCollege of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
Ayman AhmedDivision of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
Munier NazzalDivision of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
Mohamed OsmanDivision of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
University of Toledo Medical Center · USUniversity of Toledo · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are lesions of the skin found in regions of venous hypertension. VLUs that fail to heal can become chronic, especially because of calcified deposits in the bed of the ulcer. The unclear mechanism behind the cause of calcification poses a challenge when approaching diagnosis and management. In the present report, we discuss the case of a 58-year-old woman who had presented with a chronic VLU that was resistant to healing despite numerous interventions. During a 3-year period, a multidisciplinary team was involved to provide medical and surgical care. Eventually, she was found to have dystrophic calcification of the VLU.

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CalcificationLeg ulcerVenous ulcer

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PMID35391995
PMCPMC8980554
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