01354nas a2200337 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001600080653001100096653000900107653002000116653001100136653001300147653001200160653000900172653001600181653001500197100001300212700001600225700001500241700001400256700001600270245008800286300001100374490000700385050003200392520057800424022001401002 1980 d c1980 Jul10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAngiography10aFemale10aFoot10aFoot Dermatoses10aHumans10aIschemia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSkin Ulcer1 aDebi B P1 aMohanty H C1 aTripathy N1 aTompe D B1 aSarangi B K00aArteriographic pattern of plantar ulcers in lepromatous leprosy--study of 20 cases. a429-320 v52 aInfolep Library - available3 a

Sixty arteriograms were done in twenty cases of lepromatous leprosy with thirty five plantar ulcers of six months to two years duration. Tortuosity, narrowing and obliteration of vascular lumen was mostly observed. Obliteration of vascular lumen was seen in twenty five percent of cases. Arteriographic findings were directly proportional with age of patient and duration of ulcer. Hyperemia and neovascularisation were seen in active and infected ulcers. Advanced vascular changes were associated with osteolytic changes of the bone along with neurological deficit.

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