Pressure sores (bedsores)

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248 Pressure sores (bedsores)

Instruction

Look at this leg.

Salient features

History

• Prolonged bed rest

• Diabetes mellitus

• Anaemia

• Malnutrition

• General debility.

Examination

• Pressure sore over the sacrum (Fig. 248.1).

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Fig. 248.1 (A) Pressure ulcer at first visit. (B) Clean sacral pressure sore.

(With permission from Levi, Rees 2007.)

Proceed as follows:

• Look for pressure sores elsewhere, particularly the skin overlying the occiput, ears, elbows, hips and ankles.

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