TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Skin Diseases of the Legs A1 - Goldfarb, Noah A1 - Lin, Steven W. A2 - Soutor, Carol A2 - Hordinsky, Maria K. PY - 2017 T2 - Clinical Dermatology AB - The legs are predisposed to dermatoses that are gravity dependent, including stasis dermatitis and vascular conditions such as leukocytoclastic vasculitis, the pigmented purpuric dermatoses, and livedo reticularis. Legs are also the site of frequent trauma and thus are susceptible to conditions that may be induced by trauma including superficial thrombophlebitis, pyoderma gangrenosum, necrobiosis lipoidica, chronic ulcers, and cellulitis. In patients with preexisting vascular conditions affecting the lower extremities, including diabetes mellitus, venous insufficiency, and peripheral vascular disease, traumatic wounds may take longer to heal and may have an increased risk of infection. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1177006725 ER -