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- Title
What causes a leg ulcer to become chronic?
- Authors
Thomas, Carrie
- Abstract
The article describes the case of an 84-year-old man with a high cholesterol level who was wounded by a jelly fish leading to infection and a trauma ulcer, which became chronic due to venous insufficiency. Case highlights include the patient's self-treatment for his wound for six months, the idea of the Lindsay Leg Club Foundation for a patient's lifestyle to be optimised where possible, and the patient's involvement in the Leg Club.
- Subjects
CHRONIC diseases; COMMUNITY health nursing; HOLISTIC medicine; LEG ulcers
- Publication
British Journal of Community Nursing, 2018, Vol 23, pS42
- ISSN
1462-4753
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.12968/bjcn.2018.23.Sup9.S42