Úlcera de Martorell: análise epidemiológica e clínica em pacientes portadores de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 atendidos no Hospital Universitário Alcides Carneiro.

Abstract

The Martorell ulcer is a painful ischemic ulcer of the lower limb, more common in women, disproportionate to their size and associated with severe hypertension pain. It is difficult to diagnosis and treatment. In diabetic patients can be confused with lesions typical of macro and microvascular complications they present. In this work is described the epidemiological clinical profile of 29/900 diabetic patients seen in diabetic foot room of the HUAC in February 2000 to December 2015. The females prevailed (72%), the average age was 65 years, these patients were over 10 years of diabetes mellitus type 2, most were literate and possessed income of up to 3 minimum wages. No other factor was found, besides SAH itself, which would provide the appearance of ulcers in these patients. It follows, therefore, that this work is in accordance with literature data already published mainly on the sex and age of patients affected by this ulcer. The type 2 diabetes mellitus has been shown to be a synergistic factor for the onset thereof.