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Skin ulcers
Skin ulcers are sores on the skin that are caused by breakdown of the normal skin surface layer.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 42-year old asked:
What do skin ulcers look like?
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What does a skin ulcer look like?
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A 34-year old asked:
What causes skin ulcers that won't heal?
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How much should I worry about skin ulcers?
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Could it be something bad if I have skin ulcers?
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How long does it take to fully heal from skin ulcer?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Skin ulcers?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Can you get a skin ulcer from loose hanging fat flab of skin?
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A 39-year old asked:
If I have hard bumbs under my skin, do you think that they are skin ulcers?
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A member asked:
My brother says I should get treated because once in a while I get skin ulcers? Is he right?
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A 23-year old asked:
What kind of condition is diabetic skin ulcers?
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A 35-year old asked:
How come glutamine helps in healing skin ulcers?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the best OTC treatment for a skin ulcer?
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A 47-year old asked:
Has honey been used to treat skin ulcers on the leg?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can you tell me if i could use aloe vera plant on skin ulcer safely?
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A 40-year old asked:
What are the best over-the-counter treatment for a sort of skin ulcer?
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A member asked:
How long can I wait with skin ulcers to see if it goes away without seeing a doctor?
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I have skin ulcers on my breast. What is the best treatment?
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A 33-year old female asked:
How do I take care of a small skin ulcer at home? It was a bump on my leg from folliculitis and it abbcessed
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A male asked:
Is their any bacteria that is known to indirectly cause ulceration in skin healing? what other option are their beside Prisma , Xerform for skin ulcer
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A 30-year old asked:
Anyone know any natural remedies to heal diabetic skin ulcers?
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A 40-year old female asked:
What can cause skin ulcers on and under breast and smeel like rotted flesh?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is a skin ulcer formation a normal side effect after having gynecomastia surgery?
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A 55-year old male asked:
Skin ulcers: small, tightly defined, circular (95%). No redness, itching or pain. Usually chest upward. Few in number. Infection? Specific issue?
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A 37-year old female asked:
My 88 year old grandma, has a UTI and skin ulcer on her left heal. Came down with sepsis yesterday morning. How long do we have with her?
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A 34-year old female asked about a 63-year old female:
After biopsy my mom was diagnosed as skin ulcer in right leg just above ankle want to know the treatment options and minimum healing time?
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A 39-year old asked:
Please describe these flaps or skin with ulcers on the end in my mouth?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I have yellowish white owal shape bump skin look like ulcer on GUM but pus not coming out. When I touch it just feels like soft skin.no pain or bleedi?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Hello to all the doctors? I am diabetic and have foot ulcers. Should I remove the skin from the ulcer?
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What does a caregiver need to know about skin care and pressure ulcers?
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