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Phenotypic characterisation and associations of leg ulcers in adult sickle cell patients.
Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society - 1 Jan 2022
Madu Anazoeze, Madu Kenechi, Anigbogu Ikechukwu, Ugwu Angela Ogechukwu, Okwulehie Vincent A, Ololo Uchenna, Ugwu Chioma, Chikezie Kelechi
Abstract excerpt
Sickle leg ulcer (SLU) occurs as a result chronic occlusion of the vasculature with consequent necrosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissue usually in proximity of the malleoli. The description of clinical associations and the simultaneous occurrence of SLU and other complications of SCD compared to the non-SLU patients was the aim of this work. A total of 272 (60.8% males and 39.2% females) patients were...
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