Leg ulcers in sickle cell disease patients. 2020

Paula Dadalti Granja, and Samuel Braulio Magalhães Quintão, and Franciele Perondi, and Rosemary Bacellar Ferreira de Lima, and Cláudia Labriola de Medeiros Martins, and Marcos Arêas Marques, and Julio Cesar Peclat de Oliveira
Departamento de Medicina Clínica - MMC, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF, Niterói, RJ, Brasil.

Leg ulcers are the most common cutaneous complication of sickle cell disease. These lesions occur mainly in homozygous forms, are slow to heal and often relapse, causing negative physical, emotional, and economic impacts. In this paper, we discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and pathophysiology of sickle cell leg ulcers and their implications for treatment.

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