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Disease Information for Decubitus ulcer
- Clinical Manifestations
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- Buttock Pain
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- Bed sore, bed sores, Bedsore, Bedsores, Contact ulcer, Decubiti, decubitus, Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Decubitus pressure sore, DECUBITUS SKIN ULCER, Decubitus ulcer, Decubitus ulcer (disorder), Decubitus ulcer (finding), Decubitus ulcer (morphologic abnormality), Decubitus ulcer (specify), Decubitus ulcer any site, Decubitus ulcer unspecified site, Decubitus Ulcers, Pressure necrosis, Pressure sore, Pressure sore (disorder), Pressure Sore Or Ulcer, pressure sore sore, Pressure sore(s), Pressure Sores, Pressure Sores Ulcers, Pressure ulcer, Pressure ulcer (morphologic abnormality), pressure ulcer ulcer, Pressure Ulcers, Skin Decubitus Ulcer(s), skin ulcer decubitus, Sore Bed, Sore Pressure, sore pressure sore, Sores Bed, Sores Pressure, Sores ulcers pressure, Ulcer Decubitus, Ulcer Pressure, ulcer pressure ulcer, ulcer skin decubitus, Ulcers Decubitus, Ulcers Pressure, Ulcers sores pressure, Synonym/Bedsores, Synonym/Pressure ulcers
- Definition
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An ulceration caused by prolonged pressure in patients permitted to lie too still for a long period of time. The bony prominences of the body are the most frequently affected sites. The ulcer is caused by ischemia of the underlying structures of the skin, fat, and muscles as a result of the sustained and constant pressure.
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