DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HEMANGIOMA PLANUM AND THE PORT-WINE STAIN.
It is considered to any benign tumor formed mainly by blood vessels (hemangioma) or by lymph vessels (lymphangioma). The hemangioma is a nevus or cutaneous pigmentation which is not hereditary and it appears since birth where the dilation of blood vessels causes a...
The erythema nodosum. Hypersensitiveness lesion versus antigens.
The erythema nodosum is a cutaneous lesion which its main feature is the appearance of painful nodes with an inflammation and reddish aspect with a rounded shape with irregular brims of a diameter between 1 and 5 centimeters. They basically use to appear in the lower...
Malum perforans plantar. A serious complication of the diabetic foot.
Malum perforans plantar also known as neuropathic ulcer is the most serious complication of the diabetic neuropathy. This ulcerous lesion in the diabetic foot can have its origin in the motor, sensory or autonomic neuropathy: 1) Motor neuropathy causes atrophy of...
THE SUBUNGUINAL HEMATOMA: CAUSES AND TREATMENT
We call subunguinal hematoma the accumulation of blood under a nail, whether on the foot or the hand.Its main features are inflammation, pain, discolouration of the nail to a reddish or purple hue and tenderness. There are numerous causes. These are mainly traumatic...