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Ulcers
An ulcer is an open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane often, although not exclusively, caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation, an infection, and/or medical conditions which impede healing.
Other causes of skin ulcerations include pressure from various sources and poor circulation.
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Reviewed March 2011
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| Title: | Mouth ulcers |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | A mouth ulcer is the loss of part of the delicate tissue lining inside the mouth (mucous membrane). The most common cause is injury such as biting your cheek. Other causes include certain drugs, chemicals and infectious diseases such as herpes or thrush. In most cases, mouth ulcers are harmless and clear up in a few days. |
| Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Title: | Bairnsdale ulcer |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Bairnsdale ulcer is a skin disease that causes ulceration and skin loss. Other names for the disease include Daintree ulcer and Buruli ulcer. Its medical name is Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU) infection. |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Dental care - common conditions - 0 to 5 years |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Babies and toddlers need parents to care for their teeth, gums and mouths. Oral thrush, mouth ulcers and cold sores (herpes simplex infections) are common problems. Mouth ulcers that don't heal, tooth abscesses and cellulitis (facial swellings) require treatment by a doctor, dentist or other oral health professional. |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Topical agents and dressings for fungating wounds |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Fungating wounds sometimes occur in people with advanced cancer. Care usually aims to slow down disease progression, and improve quality of life by relieving the physical symptoms caused by the wounds (leakage, bad smell, pain and the risk of haemorrhag... |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Antiviral treatment and other therapeutic interventions for herpes simplex virus epithelial keratitis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Ocular herpes is a prevalent and recurrent eye infection. Without therapy, only one half of non-complicated herpetic corneal surface infections resolve in two weeks. Several treatments, ranging from medications to superficial wiping, aim to shorten the ... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Managing fungating wounds |
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| Publisher: | CareSearch |
| Description: | Managing fungating wounds can be challenging for nurses, especially in terms of implications for patients and of quality of care. These wounds can spread rapidly, either as a primary, metastatic or recurrent malignancy, and are often associated with breast cancer. |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Interventions for treating oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Using a low level laser may reduce the severity of ulcers caused by cancer treatment.Treatments for cancer can cause severe ulcers (sores) in the mouth. These can be painful and slow to heal. The review found some evidence that using a laser relieves or... |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | White tailed spider |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | The white tailed spider is commonly found in homes throughout Australia. The bite of a white tailed spider can be painful and may cause skin lesions. However recent research suggests the white tailed spider's bite is unlikely to cause necrotising arachnidism, a rare condition characterised by both ulceration and skin loss. |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Prevention of NSAID-induced gastroduodenal ulcers |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The results of this meta-analysis demonstrate that misoprostol, proton pump inhibitors, and double doses of H2-receptor antagonists are effective at reducing the risk of both gastric and duodenal non steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) medications induc... |
| Date: | May 2009 |
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