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What is the difference between arterial and venous ulcers?

Artery and vein ulcers can occur separately or simultaneously. In patients who have arterial disease and arterial ulceration, there's often also a venous component and vice versa. We call that combined arterial and venous insufficiency. Specifically, there is a typical location and a typical look for venous ulcerations, this is usually above the ankle bone on the inside of your leg. That's usually a result of several problems, one of them being venous insufficiency. Arterial ulcerations are related to poor blood flow, presenting in patients with diabetes and patients who smoke regularly. Those are usually seen on the toes or on the feet. Both venous and arterial ulcers can be painful. Venous ulcers can be more painful than arterial ulcers, but both have the ability to cause pain, and it can be very difficult to tell the difference. A podiatrist and vascular specialist are really key in the diagnosis and establishing further treatment options and diagnostic imaging type testing. Learn more at https://americanendovascular.com/blog/