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Ulcer

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Updated: January 04, 2004

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Definition: A focal loss of the top 2 layers of skin, the dermis and epidermis. Ulcers heal with scarring.
Also Known As: aphthous ulcers, chancroid, decubitus ulcers, pyoderma gangrenosum, syphillis, chancre, stasis ulcers.
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