Other names: Leg, ulcer

What does it mean?

An ulcer is an open sore of the skin, mucous membranes or the cornea of the eye, which is most often caused by the initial injury that area. Injury itself obviously not enough to immediately create ulcer. It forms only at the moment when some other march disrupting natural wound healing. Such processes include significantly reduced immunity (for whatever reason), diabetes mellitus(diabetes) associated infection, usually bacterial, which climbed to a wound or vascular insufficiency – typically varicose veins (varices). Several sites creation – on the skin most often occurs varicose ulcer, which is in connection with the latter being nominated by varicose veins. Occurs most frequently after a few years, what the patient has varicose veins and its substrate can be a minor injury to the skin.

Vascularisation in the injured area is not good enough to promote healing, the wound does not heal, not the exception, that is widening ooze.

Another variant, which arise ulcers, digestive tract – in the stomach and in the duodenum (the duodenum). Stomach ulcer incidence is associated with infection of bacteria Hellicobacter pylori with an increased amount of hydrochloric acid, from which it is no longer enough natural defense that in healthy stomach works. To increase its quantity also has an impact stress or excessive use of painkillers (and this effect is even intensified administration of alcohol!). The same mechanism ulcer and duodenum.

Ulcer of the cornea of the eye is the consequence of long-term irritation of the cornea – after injury or if longer present stitches after ocular surgery and their free ends cornea constantly irritating.

What to do?

Varicose ulcer is seen and its presence is not pleasant, so that these sick people seek a doctor relatively early. Treatment is nowadays already advanced, using various colloidal preparations which promote skin healing process. But it’s the long haul that requires the collaboration of the patient with the doctor (dermatologist or general practitioner).

Ulcer in the digestive tract manifests pains and abdominal pain or loss of appetite. At the slightest suspicion is necessary for a doctor to determine whether it is actually a boil, and what is its cause, according to the chosen treatment.

In short at the end

The presence of an ulcer makes it clear that the natural defense mechanism of the body affected. If you have already been diagnosed with an ulcer, pay more attention to their lifestyle to immunity and defensive ability of the body came as close as possible to normal.