RT Book, Section
A1 Burkhart, Craig N.
A1 Adigun, Chris
A1 Burton, Claude S.
A2 Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2 Katz, Stephen I.
A2 Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2 Paller, Amy S.
A2 Leffell, David J.
A2 Wolff, Klaus
SR Print(0)
ID 56081150
T1 Chapter 174. Cutaneous Changes in Peripheral Venous and Lymphatic Insufficiency
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-166904-7
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56081150
RD 2024/04/19
AB |PrintVenous  Disease  at  a  GlanceOne  percent  to  3%  of  US  health  care  expenses  are  for  peripheral  venous  diseases  and  their  complications.Venous  ulcers  are  the  most  common.Risk  factors  include  genetics,  obesity,  female  gender,  pregnancy,  occupations  requiring  prolonged  standing,  surgery,  trauma,  and  malignancies.Peripheral  venous  disease  should  be  considered  part  of  a  spectrum  including  the  following:  Early  signs:  tenderness,  edema,  hyperpigmentation,  and  varicose  veins.Late  signs:  atrophie  blanche,  lipodermatosclerosis,  and  venous  ulcers.Venous  ulcers  are  located  exclusively  below  the  knee  after  venous  pump  failure,  most  often  secondary  to  prior  thrombosis.Treatment  for  all  stages  includes  leg  elevation,  compression,  treatment  of  infection,  and  dermatitis.Deep  venous  disease  is  associated  with  thromboembolism.