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Managing infected lesions
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This course covers various topics related to venous ulcers, including identification, treatment, biopsy, healing, grafting, pyroderma, neurovascular ulcers, diabetes, cellulitis, and lymphoedema. It covers leg, foot, and venous ulcers, diagnosis, treatment options, and appropriate dressing and bandaging techniques. The course also covers biopsy techniques, skin grafts, and excluding arterial disease using doppler or duplex ultrasound. It also covers Pyoderma gangrenosum and vasculitis disorders, including neurovascular ulcers, diabetes, cellulitis, and lymphoedema. The course concludes with practice-based varicose vein treatments using micro sclerotherapy or puncture and avulsion under local anesthesia.