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Atypical Wounds

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ATYPICAL WOUNDS

WHEN IS A WOUND

NEVER STOP

WHEN A WOUND

INVESTIGATE

CAUSES

MALIGNANCY

GENETIC

PSYCHOLOGICAL

INFLAMMATORY

IMMUNOLOGIC

MICROTHROMBI

INFECTIOUS

DIAGNOSING AN ATYPICAL WOUND

DIAGNOSIS BASED ON

CHRONIC LEG ULCERS

UP TO 3% OVER 60

WHAT % ATYPICAL?

TYPICAL

FIRST STEP

SECOND STEP

HOW MANY WILL YOU SEE?

BCC & SCC

RISK FACTORS

TEAM APPROACH

SKIN BIOPSY

PATHOLOGY

SPECIAL STAINS

TISSUE CULTURE

DEEP FUNGAL

N AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS

ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM

THE WORKUP

CAUSES OF VASCULOPATHY

CAUSES OF VASULOPATHY

THROMBOTIC DISORDERS

THROMBOTIC DISORDERS

CALCIPHYLAXIS

SICKLE CELL ULCERS

PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM

QUESTIONS

WHAT DOES

NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA

HELPFUL?

VASCULITIS

AUTOIMMUNE

MARJOLIN'S ULCER

BLOOD TESTS

BIOPSY TECHNIQUE

TISSUE CULTURE

WHERE TO BIOPSY

H&P, BIOPSY+CULTURE

THE BIOPSY MAY

NON DIAGNOSTIC