Leg ulcers in childhood: A multicenter study in France.
Child
Leg ulcer
Pressure ulcers
Sickle cell disease
Teenager
Journal
Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie
ISSN: 0151-9638
Titre abrégé: Ann Dermatol Venereol
Pays: France
ID NLM: 7702013
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Mar 2022
Historique:
received:
12
01
2021
revised:
30
03
2021
accepted:
19
05
2021
pubmed:
6
7
2021
medline:
23
2
2022
entrez:
5
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Leg ulcers in adults are a major public health concern. Their incidence increases with age and many causes have been identified, predominantly associated with vascular diseases. Leg ulcers in children and teenagers are less frequent. The aim of our study was to identify the causes of leg ulcers in children and teenagers, and to evaluate their management. This retrospective multicenter study was conducted by members of the Angio-dermatology Group of the French Society of Dermatology and of the French Society of Pediatric Dermatology. Data from children and teenagers (< 18 years), seen between 2008 and 2020 in 12 French hospitals for chronic leg ulcer (disease course>4 weeks), were included. We included 27 patients, aged from 2.3 to 17.0 years. The most frequent causes of leg ulcer were: general diseases (n=9: pyoderma gangrenosum, dermatomyositis, interferonopathy, sickle cell disease, prolidase deficiency, scleroderma, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome), vasculopathies (n=8: hemangioma, capillary malformation, arteriovenous malformation), trauma (n=4: bedsores, pressure ulcers under plaster cast), infectious diseases (n=4: pyoderma, tuberculosis, Buruli ulcer) and neuropathies (n=2). Comorbidities (59.3%) and chronic treatments (18.5%) identified as risk factors for delayed healing were frequent. The average time to healing was 9.1 months. Leg ulcers are less frequent in children and teenagers than in adults and their causes differ from those in adults. Comorbidities associated with delayed healing must be identified and managed. Children and teenagers tend to heal faster than adults, but a multidisciplinary management approach is necessary.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Leg ulcers in adults are a major public health concern. Their incidence increases with age and many causes have been identified, predominantly associated with vascular diseases. Leg ulcers in children and teenagers are less frequent. The aim of our study was to identify the causes of leg ulcers in children and teenagers, and to evaluate their management.
METHODS
METHODS
This retrospective multicenter study was conducted by members of the Angio-dermatology Group of the French Society of Dermatology and of the French Society of Pediatric Dermatology. Data from children and teenagers (< 18 years), seen between 2008 and 2020 in 12 French hospitals for chronic leg ulcer (disease course>4 weeks), were included.
RESULTS
RESULTS
We included 27 patients, aged from 2.3 to 17.0 years. The most frequent causes of leg ulcer were: general diseases (n=9: pyoderma gangrenosum, dermatomyositis, interferonopathy, sickle cell disease, prolidase deficiency, scleroderma, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome), vasculopathies (n=8: hemangioma, capillary malformation, arteriovenous malformation), trauma (n=4: bedsores, pressure ulcers under plaster cast), infectious diseases (n=4: pyoderma, tuberculosis, Buruli ulcer) and neuropathies (n=2). Comorbidities (59.3%) and chronic treatments (18.5%) identified as risk factors for delayed healing were frequent. The average time to healing was 9.1 months.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
Leg ulcers are less frequent in children and teenagers than in adults and their causes differ from those in adults. Comorbidities associated with delayed healing must be identified and managed. Children and teenagers tend to heal faster than adults, but a multidisciplinary management approach is necessary.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34218940
pii: S0151-9638(21)00062-4
doi: 10.1016/j.annder.2021.05.004
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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