Diagnostic Challenge of Bilateral Martorell Hypertensive Ischaemic Leg Ulcers

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  • Lea F. Kraus
  • Katrin Elsharkawi-Welt
  • Thorsten Peters
  • Sabine Kastler
  • Diana Crisan
  • Anna Lipke
  • Codruta Tncau
  • Elisabeth Lormes
  • Michael Mühlberger
  • Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Ulm, Albert Einstein Allee 23, DE-89081 Ulm, Germany

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https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3812

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Martorell hypertensive ischemic leg ulcer, chronic wounds, differential diagnosis, histopathology

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2021-05-19

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Kraus, L. F., Elsharkawi-Welt, K., Peters, T., Kastler, S., Crisan, D., Lipke, A., … Scharffetter-Kochanek, K. (2021). Diagnostic Challenge of Bilateral Martorell Hypertensive Ischaemic Leg Ulcers. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 101(5), adv00457. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3812

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