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Decubitus Ulcer : Causes

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Causes List

Causes could include:
  • local pressure effects

Causes Overview Articles

Pressure ulcer
These factors increase the risk for pressure ulcers: Being bedridden or in a wheelchair; Fragile skin; Having a chronic condition, such as diabetes or vascular disease, that prevents areas of the body from receiving proper blood flow; Inability to...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 18, 2007
Bedsores
Bedsores are also called decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers, or pressure sores. These tender or inflamed patches develop when skin covering a weight-bearing part of the body is squeezed between bone and another body part, or a bed, chair, splint, o...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Bedsores
Bedsores are the result of inflammation and damage caused by irritation to the skin and inhibited blood flow. The condition occurs when skin is rubbed against a bed, chair, cast, or other hard object for an extended period of time. Bedsores can ra...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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