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      Úlcera hipertensiva de Martorell: relato de caso Translated title: Martorell's hypertensive ulcer: case report

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          A úlcera hipertensiva de Martorell é úlcera isquêmica dolorosa de membro inferior, mais comum em mulheres, com dor desproporcional a seu tamanho e associada à hipertensão arterial sistêmica grave. É descrito um caso de homem negro, 56 anos, com hipertensão mal controlada de longa duração e lesão ulcerada extensa na panturrilha direita, cuja dor só foi aliviada com morfina, bloqueios peridurais e simpatectomia lombar. O diagnóstico baseou-se em hipertensão arterial, pulsos arteriais palpáveis, ausência de distúrbios venosos e dor intensa. O exame histopatológico de pele revelou alterações características, como espessamento da camada íntima da arteríola e estreitamento da luz.

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          Martorell's hypertensive ulcer is a painful lower extremity ischemic ulcer, with female-to-male predominance and associated to severe systemic arterial hypertension. We describe a case of a 56 years-old black man with long standing and poorly controlled arterial hypertension who presented a large ulcer on the right calf, whose pain was improved with morphine, peridural blockages and lumbar sympathectomy. The diagnosis was based on systemic arterial hypertension, palpable arterial pulses of lower extremities, absence of venous insufficiency and presence of intense pain. Cutaneous histopathology revealed characteristic lesions in the arterioles, such as thickening of intimal layer and narrowing of the lumen.

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          We report clinical and histological features of 16 consecutive patients with hypertensive leg ulcers. The lumen/wall ratio in arterioles at the edges of these hypertensive leg ulcers was compared with that in other types of chronic leg ulcers and was found to be significantly reduced (P < 0.001). Additional conditions such as venous hypertension or main vessel arterial disease contributed. Nineteen of 22 ulcers were completely healed after a mean of 4.9 months. Recognition of this condition enables correct treatment choice, which usually involves excision and grafting, and early healing.
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                Journal
                abd
                Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
                An. Bras. Dermatol.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (Rio de Janeiro )
                1806-4841
                October 2006
                : 81
                : suppl 3
                : S327-S331
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil
                Article
                S0365-05962006000900018
                10.1590/S0365-05962006000900018
                cec2e791-4675-4502-9b24-541c5d079ecd

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                Categories
                DERMATOLOGY

                Dermatology
                Úlcera da perna,Hypertension,Leg ulcer,Skin ulcer,Hipertensão,Úlcera cutânea
                Dermatology
                Úlcera da perna, Hypertension, Leg ulcer, Skin ulcer, Hipertensão, Úlcera cutânea

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