Decubitus ulcer

Decubitus ulcers

Decubitus ulcer: Decubitus ulcer is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom:

• Decubitus ulcers

Causes of Decubitus ulcers (Decubitus ulcer): See detailed list of causes below.

Decubitus ulcers (medical symptom): An ulceration due to an arterial occlusion or prolonged pressure

Causes of Decubitus ulcers (Decubitus ulcer)

The list of medical condition causes of Decubitus ulcers (Decubitus ulcer) includes:

• Trauma
• Pressure
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Venous thrombosis
• Viral

All 16 causes of Decubitus ulcers

Related Symptoms for Decubitus ulcer

Research the causes of these related symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Decubitus ulcer:

• Bedsores (2 causes)
• Skin ulcers
• Wounds
• Trauma
• Pressure (173 causes)
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Venous thrombosis
• Viral
• Human Immune Deficiency virus
• Hepatitis B or C
• Whipples disease
• Relapsing polychondritis

Broader Symptom Types for Decubitus ulcer:

Research the causes of these symptoms that are more broader types of symptom than Decubitus ulcer:

• Ulcers (28 causes)
• Skin ulcer (38 causes)
• Digestive symptoms (5299 causes)
• Skin symptoms (5992 causes)
• Skin lesion (422 causes)
• Skin problems (3422 causes)
• Mucus membrane symptoms (832 causes)

More Symptom Information for Decubitus ulcer

For a medical symptom description of 'Decubitus ulcer', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Decubitus ulcers (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Decubitus ulcer' may be possible.

More information on symptom: Decubitus ulcers:

• Decubitus ulcers

Decubitus ulcer: Related Medical Topics

Research related medical symptoms or conditions such as:

• Decubitus
• Ulcer (24 causes)

Decubitus ulcer: Decubitus ulcer is listed as an alternate name or description for Bedsores. For a medical symptom description of 'Decubitus ulcer', the following disease information may be relevant to the symptoms: Bedsores (disease information). However, numerous other possible causes of the symptom may be possible.

Decubitus ulcer (medical condition): Skin ulcers from prolonged pressure

Decubitus ulcer (medical condition): Bed sores result from pressure on the skin, typically in patients during hospital recovery or whose mobility is limited in bed (e.g. paraplegics or quadraplegics). They are also called "pressure sores" or the medical term "decubitus ulcer".

More information on medical condition: Bedsores:

• Introduction: Bedsores
• Basic Summary for Bedsores
• Risk Factors for Bedsores
• Symptoms of Bedsores
• Complications of Bedsores
• Misdiagnosis of Bedsores
• Prevention of Bedsores

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