Tissue and Urinary Haemosiderin in Chronic Leg Ulcers

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-360

  Tan, J ^a   Smith, A ^a   Abisi, S ^a   Eastham, D ^a   Burnand, K G ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic leg ulcers; Haemosiderin; Iron deposition; Lipodermatosclerosis; Venous ulcers

Indexed keywords

FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; HEMOSIDERIN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG EDEMA; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PUNCH BIOPSY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMOSIDERIN; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG ULCER; LYMPHEDEMA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 34547651200     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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