What is Ulcer?

What is Ulcer?

• Ulcer: A local defect in the mucosa.
• Ulcer: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Ulcer: Introduction

Types of Ulcer:

Types of Ulcer:

• Genital ulcer
• Skin ulcers
• Mouth ulcers
• Foot ulcers
• Stomach ulcer
• Peptic ulcer
• Duodenal ulcer
• Bedsores
• Varicose ulcers
• Rodent ulcers
• more types...»

What causes Ulcer?

Causes of Ulcer: see causes of Ulcer
Risk factors for Ulcer: see risk factors for Ulcer

What are the symptoms of Ulcer?

Symptoms of Ulcer: see symptoms of Ulcer

Ulcer: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Ulcer.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Ulcer.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Ulcer: General practitioner, Primary care physician, Vascular surgeon, General surgeon, Podiatrist, Diabetologist, Dermatologist, Orthopedic surgeon, Gastroenterologist, Occupational therapist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Ulcer.
Treatments for Ulcer: see treatments for Ulcer
Research for Ulcer: see research for Ulcer

Society issues for Ulcer

Hospitalization statistics for Ulcer: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Ulcer:

• 0.12% (15,804) of hospital consultant episodes were for ulcer of lower limb in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 75% of hospital consultant episodes for ulcer of lower limb required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 44% of hospital consultant episodes for ulcer of lower limb were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 56% of hospital consultant episodes for ulcer of lower limb were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 64% of hospital consultant episodes for ulcer of lower limb required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 22.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for ulcer of lower limb in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Name and Aliases of Ulcer

Main name of condition: Ulcer

Ulceration
Source - WordNet 2.1

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