varicose ulcer

Preferred Label : varicose ulcer;

MeSH definition : Skin breakdown or ulceration caused by varicose veins in which there is too much hydrostatic pressure in the superficial venous system of the leg. Venous hypertension leads to increased pressure in the capillary bed, transudation of fluid and proteins into the interstitial space, altering blood flow and supply of nutrients to the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and eventual ulceration.; Skin breakdown or ulceration in the drainage area of a VARICOSE VEIN, usually in the leg.;

MeSH synonym : hypertension ulcers, venous; ulcer, varicose; venous ulcers; ulcer, venous hypertension; ulcers, venous; venous hypertension ulcers; ulcer, venous; ulcers, varicose; varicose ulcers; hypertension ulcer, venous; ulcers, venous hypertension; venous hypertension ulcer; venous ulcer; stasis ulcer, venous; stasis ulcers, venous; ulcer, venous stasis; ulcers, venous stasis; venous stasis ulcer; stasis ulcer; stasis ulcers; ulcer, stasis; ulcers, stasis; Venous Stasis Ulcers;

MeSH annotation : do not coordinate with LEG ULCER;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venous ulcer;

Details

Origin ID

D014647;

UMLS CUI

C0042344;

Allowable qualifiers
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- complications [MeSH Qualifier]
- congenital [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnosis [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- diet therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- etiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiotherapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
CISMeF manual mappings
- Venous stasis ulcer of leg (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
Indexing information
- Clinagel [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- varicose ulcer [MeSH concept]
See also
- postthrombotic syndrome [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Stasis pressure injury [LOINC component]
- Stasis ulcer [MedDRA LLT]
- Stasis ulcer (disorder) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Stasis ulcer (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Ulcerated varicose veins [MedDRA LLT]
- VARICOSE ULCERATION [WHO-ART Included Term]
- Varicose ulceration [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Varicose veins (with ulceration) [MedDRA LLT]
- Venous Ulcer [ICNP diagnostic]
- Venous Ulcer [ICNP subject]
- Venous stasis ulcer [MedDRA LLT]
- Venous stasis ulcer of leg (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Venous ulcer NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- Venous ulceration [MedDRA LLT]
- stasis ulcer [SNOMED Notion]
- varicose ulcer [Disease (Nov.)]

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