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Portuguese Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
Print version ISSN 2795-501XOn-line version ISSN 2795-5001
Abstract
KLIEMANN, Breno S. et al. Epidemiological profile of patients with chronic lower extremity ulcers in two public hospitals in southern Brazil. Port J Dermatol Venereol. [online]. 2024, vol.82, n.1, pp.23-32. Epub Mar 06, 2024. ISSN 2795-501X. https://doi.org/10.24875/pjdv.23000079.
Objective:
The objective of this study was to typify the clinical and epidemiologic profile of outpatients with chronic lower extremity ulcers in two reference centers of the public health system in Paraná state, in Southern Brazil.
Methods:
Demographic, clinical, and anthropometric data about the patients were collected at each assessment, as well as information on the etiology, size, and duration of ulcers.
Results:
There were 68 study participants, 40 (58.82%) men and 28 (41.18%) women, with an average age of 65.1 (± 13.6) years and an average 1.6 ulcers per patient. The average duration of ulcers was 9.7 (± 12.2) years, and the average size of the largest lesion of each patient was 80.0 (± 140.0) cm². Regarding body mass index, 19 (27.94%) patients were eutrophic, 21 (30.88%) were overweight, 23 (33.82%) were obese and 5 (7.35%) were underweight. The most common etiology was venous ulcers, present in 39 (57.35%) patients.
Conclusion:
The clinical and epidemiologic profile of patients is similar to that in developed nations. There was a longer time since onset and a larger average size of ulcers than described in the medical literature.
Keywords : Skin ulcer; Leg ulcer; Foot ulcer; Wound healing; Wounds.