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Abstract
Lesion on the surface of the skin of the foot, usually accompanied by inflammation. The lesion may become infected or necrotic and is frequently associated with diabetes or leprosy.
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- Foot Ulcers
- Ulcer, Foot
- Ulcers, Foot
- Plantar Ulcer
- Plantar Ulcers
- Ulcer, Plantar
- Ulcers, Plantar
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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DIABETIC FOOT is also available
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Previous Indexing
- Foot Diseases (1966-1991)
- Skin Ulcer (1966-1991)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Foot Ulcer. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016523. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016523
- Foot Ulcer. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55224228