Chronic, eczematous, scaling, erythematous plaques and patches to the lower extremities accompanied by cycle of scratching, excoriations, weeping, crusting, and inflammation in patie...
Skin itching, pain and burning may precede visible skin changes.
Lower extremity edema (often initially around ankles) preceding skin eruption, insidious onset, usually bilateral.
Descr...
Outpatient:
Reduce edema:
Leg elevation: legs above the level of heart for 30 minutes, 3 to 4 t...
If Unna boot compression is used: Cut off and reapply boot once a week. Unna boots reduce edema by compression and prevent scratching.
Regular us...
Varicose Veins
Algorithm: Rash
I83.10 Varicose veins of unsp lower extremity with inflammation
I83.11 Varicose veins of right lower extremity with inflammation
I83.12 Varicose veins of left lower extremity with inflammatio...
Treatment of edema associated with stasis dermatitis via elevation, exercise, and/or mechanical compression (stockings, bandages, or pneumatic devices) is essential for optimal results...
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varicosis: in a healthy vein the valves allow blood to travel toward heart (A) while keeping blood from flowing back away from heart (B); valves in varicose veins (C) no longer function properly, thus allowing blood to travel back toward extremities, (D) photograph of leg with varicose veins
varicosis: in a healthy vein the valves allow blood to travel toward heart (A) while keeping blood from flowing back away from heart (B);...
Acute stasis dermatitis. This patient has the earliest signs of stasis dermatitis—pruritus, erythema, scale (eczematous dermatitis), and slight distal hyperpigmentation. From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Photoguide to Common Skin Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
Acute stasis dermatitis. This patient has the earliest signs of stasis dermatitis—pruritus, erythema, scale (eczematous dermatitis), and sl...
Stasis dermatitis with venous stasis ulcer. Note the eczematous eruption, the nonpitting edema (“woody” fibrosis) surrounding the ulcer (lipodermosclerosis). From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Photoguide to Common Skin Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
Stasis dermatitis with venous stasis ulcer. Note the eczematous eruption, the nonpitting edema (“woody” fibrosis) surrounding the ulcer (li...