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Synonyms for ulcer

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Synonyms for ulcer

a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

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On the other hand, inguinal swelling and history of similar ulcer in past (recurrence) was more common in STU.
The pressure ulcer prevention project was an initiative introduced at the hospital in December 2014 by the United States-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as one of HMC's Best Care Always projects.
Conclusion: Most the cases of non ulcer dyspepsia show histological evidence of gastritis, however a significant number of patients showed no gastric mucosal histological abnormality.
Advanced age and nutritional deficiency also contribute to risk for pressure ulcer development.
On the basis of distribution channels, the global peptic ulcer drugs market has been segmented as hospital pharmacies, private clinics, drug stores, retail pharmacies, and e-Commerce.
A 2014 RCT assessed the effect of 4 and 8 weeks of PPI treatment on healing of gastric ulcers resulting from endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), a procedure used to treat early gastric cancer or adenoma that leaves a large ulcer at the site.
Venous Leg Ulcers (Crural Ulcer) - Pipeline Review, H1 2019, provides comprehensive information on the therapeutics under development for Venous Leg Ulcers (Crural Ulcer) (Dermatology), complete with analysis by stage of development, drug target, mechanism of action (MoA), route of administration (RoA) and molecule type.
According to the medical practitioner, the symptoms of peptic ulcer include burning stomach pain, feeling of fullness, bloating or belching, fatty food intolerance, heartburn and nausea.
Marjolin's ulcer: Clinical and pathologic features of 83 cases and review of literature.
Mouth ulcers need 10-14 days to heal so avoiding things that irritate your mouth ulcer in the interim should help.
The researchers found that the time to ulcer healing was shorter in the early-intervention group than in the deferred-intervention group (hazard ratio for ulcer healing, 1.38).
Inclusion criteria were diabetic, non-smoker, having no visible deformity other than ulcer or amputation; while critically ill patients, children less than 13 years, gestational diabetics and who did not consent upon were excluded.