If you have varicose veins or have had a leg injury, you might be at higher risk. Symptoms: Pain, swelling, itchy skin, hard or discoloured skin around the ulcer. Treatment: Regular cleaning ...

[12] Like the leg ulcer patients in the aforementioned ... Only patch testing with white petrolatum on scratched skin yielded a positive delayed hypersensitivity reaction.

They are tighter at the ankles than at the top of the legs. They also can help venous skin ulcers heal. But there are different types of stockings, and they need to fit right. So your doctor will ...

Physical examination revealed three ulcers on his right leg and two ulcers on his left ... The largest ulcer was 5.5 cm in diameter. The skin surrounding each of the ulcers was hyperpigmented ...