Stasis excema Flashcards
(6 cards)
where?
lower legs
cause?
possibly chronic venous hypertension
who in?
older and F>M
look like?
inflammation, purpura and pigmentation, Brownish pigmentation (haemosiderin) may be seen in the skin and a venous leg ulcer or varicose veins may be present.
contact dermatitis?
more common in this
treatment?
The usual, also consider:
Support stockings or compression bandages, together with leg elevation, help reverse the underlying venous hypertension