types of ulcer
Last reviewed 01/2018
Ulcers can be divided into arbitrary groups on the basis of clinical presentation and aetiology:
- peptic ulcer
- ischaemic ulcers e.g. decubitus ulcers
- gravitational ulcer
- infective ulcers:
- primary e.g. viral, tuberculosis, spirochaetal
- secondary e.g. due to drainage of deep focus
- traumatic ulcer including secondary stress ulcers
- neuropathic ulcer e.g. in diabetes
- malignant ulcers:
- skin
- gastrointestinal tract
- ulcers secondary to systemic disease e.g. pyoderma gangrenosum, ulcerative colitis
- ulcers secondary to dermatological disease
- aphthous ulcers
- iatrogenic ulcers:
- wound breakdown post-operatively
- irritant fluid extravasating
- ulcers artefacta