Pressure ulcer

Introduction: Pressure ulcer

Description of Pressure ulcer

Pressure ulcer (medical condition): Bed sores result from pressure on the skin, typically in patients during hospital recovery or whose mobility is limited in bed (e.g. paraplegics or quadraplegics). They are also called "pressure sores" ...more

Pressure ulcer: See also Bedsores:
  »Introduction: Bedsores
  »Symptoms of Bedsores

Pressure ulcer: SYN: decubitus ulcer.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Pressure ulcer: An ulceration caused by prolonged pressure on the SKIN and TISSUES when one stay in one position for a long period of time, such as lying in bed. The bony areas of the body are the most frequently affected sites which become ischemic (ISCHEMIA) under sustained and constant pressure.
Source: MeSH 2007

Pressure ulcer as a Disease

Pressure ulcer: Another name for Bedsores (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Bedsores
  »Symptoms of Bedsores

Pressure ulcer: Pressure ulcer is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Ulcer

Symptoms of Pressure ulcer (Bedsores)

Some of the symptoms of Pressure ulcer incude:

• Skin redness
• Swollen skin areas
• Skin ulcers

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Terms associated with Pressure ulcer:

Terms Similar to Pressure ulcer:

• Bedsore
• Decubitus Ulcer
• Pressure Sore

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Pressure ulcer

• Skin Ulcer

Source - MeSH 2007

The following terms can be used for Pressure ulcer

• decubitus ulcer

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Pressure ulcer

The following list attempts to classify Pressure ulcer into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Skin Diseases
    • Skin Ulcer
      • Pressure Ulcer

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