Table 6 Differential diagnosis of cutaneous ulcers
| Drug reactions: |
|---|
| Warfarin |
| Circulatory Disorders: |
| Venous stasis |
| Peripheral arterial disease |
| Necrotizing vasculitis – Collagen vascular diseases - |
| Infectious endocarditis with septic emboli |
| Cholesterol emboli |
| CALCIPHYLAXIS (CPLX) – CALCIFIC UREMIC ARTERIOLOPATY (CUA) |
| Diabetes: (T1DM – T2DM) |
| Peripheral neuropathy |
|
Peripheral vascular disease accelerated atherosclerosis (atheroscleropathy) ASO
Insulin injection sites (sharp trauma)
Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum? |
| Trauma |
| Sharp – Blunt – pressure ulcers at pressure points due to immobilization |
| Thermal (Hot or Cold [cryoglobulinaemia]) – Radiation |
| Radiation therapy |
| Miscellaneous |
| Brown Recluse spider bite |
| Malignant tumors |
| Inflammatory Diseases |
|
Collagen Vascular Diseases – Necrotizing vasculitis specifically SLE, systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Pyoderma gangrenosum usually associated with chronic inflammatory diseases such as: ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and rheumatoid arthritis |