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Q: Why do ulcers appear in the foot of leprosy patients?
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How can a leprosy patient prevent foot ulcers?

Special kinds of footwear have been designed for patients with insensitive feet in order to prevent or minimize the progression of foot ulcers.


Which is not a symptom of peptic ulcers?

Foot pain.


What disease you may get when not wearing slippers or shoes?

One can get "Foot Ulcers", it is very painfull having these ulcers removed.


What may cause a leprosy patient to walk unnaturally?

One characteristic occurrence is a foot drop where the foot cannot be flexed upwards, affecting the ability to walk.


What preventative measures could prevent diabetic foot ulcers?

You could maintain a healthy diet according to the restriction brought upon by diabetes. By avoiding extreme amounts of sugar and controlling blood sugar level, you can prevent diabetic foot ulcers.


What are some diabetic foot problems known to occur?

Neuropathy is nerve damage that can happen to your foot due to mismanagement of your diabetes. Other foot problems include calluses, ulcers and poor circulation.


Diabetic Foot Ulcer?

There are 4 stages to diabetic ulcers. 1. the ulcer has penetrated the top layer of skin 2. the ulcer has penetrated the next layer of skin 3. the depth of the ulcer has deepened to the muscle 4. the depth of the ulcer has deepened to the bone. Once it gets to the bone, the risk of amputation is far greater. Sorry, but the above is incorrect as only pressure ulcers are staged--venous, arterial and neuropathic ulcers are not staged.


What is hares foot clover used for?

It is used for mouth wash for bleeding gums,pyorrhoea, on surface bleeding ulcers or wounds.


Why is a bunion foot ulcer a particular problem for a diabetes sufferer?

(Foot ulcers can be particularly dangerous for people with diabetes, who may have trouble feeling the ulcer forming and healing if it becomes infected.)


Where do diabetic foot infections usually occur?

blisters, corns, or callouses that bleed beneath the skin bunions, hammertoes, or other abnormalities in the bones of the foot scar tissue that has grown over the site of an earlier infection foot ulcers


What can happen if athlete's foot is not treated?

can spread to the soles of the feet and toenails. Stubborn toenail infections may appear at the same time, with crumbling, scaling and thickened nails, and nail loss. The infection can spread further if patients scratch


How many times does the word foot appear in the foot book?

The word feet appears in the foot book 33 times