There are four main types of skin ulcers: decubitus, venous, arterial, and neuropathic. Each type has a different cause and needs different treatment. A skin ulcer is a sore or wound on your skin ...

Diabetic foot ulcers can be slow to heal and prone to recurring. A new study employed an existing method, used on burns ...

Ulcers are open sores (also referred to as wounds) on your skin that don’t heal the way they should. You’re most likely to get ulcers in your feet and legs, but they can also form in other ...

Compromised restoration of the skin barrier function of closed diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), as measured by high ...

Researchers have found that a common measure of skin function – trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) – can be used to predict ...

Currently, there is no widely used test to check how fully a diabetic foot ulcer has healed below the surface. Doctors ...

Werner syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disorder that causes premature aging and serious complications. In the first clinical ...

The largest ulcer was 5.5 cm in diameter. The skin surrounding each of the ulcers was hyperpigmented, wrinkled and scarred (Figure 1). The ulcer floor was tender on palpation and did not bleed on ...