Define and list clinical features of arterial ulcers.
Definition: ulceration caused by impaired blood flow to the lower extremities
Clinical features
Punched-out ulcer with well-defined borders [35]
Usually involves the foot, particularly pressure points (e.g., lateral malleolus, tips of the toes)
Often causes severe pain
Infection of ulcers → sepsis
Differential diagnosis
Dry und wet gangrene anderer Kurs.
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