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A 45-Year-Old Male with Remote History of a Deep Vein

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A 45-year-old male with remote history of a deep vein thrombosis to the right lower extremity presents with a 3-month history of a shallow, wet ulcer superior to the right medial malleolus. Wound is ruddy red with yellow fibrinous slough. Patient complains of dull aching pain, relieved with elevation. Physical exam is significant for woody leg edema bilaterally, darkened hyperpigmentation and dry scaly skin to the distal lower legs. Distal pulses are 2+ bilaterally. This wound is most likely a description of:


A) Neuropathic ulcer
B) Venous leg ulcer
C) Arterial leg ulcer
D) Traumatic leg ulcer

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