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Impaired wound healing

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.

Overview

Overview

Causes[1] [2]

Causes[1] [2]

Life Threatening Causes

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular Arterial occlusive disease, Chronic venous insufficiency, Congestive cardiac failure, Lymphedema, Peripheral vascular disease
Chemical/Poisoning Alcohol, Aluminum chloride, Nicotine replacement therapy, Smoking, Topical petrolatum
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Lymphedema
Drug Side Effect Chemotherapy, Chlorhexidine, Cyclophosphamide, Immunosuppresives, Nicotine replacement therapy, Topical antiseptics
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Adrenal adenoma, Adrenal cancer , Adrenal cortex diseases, Adrenal gland hyperfunction , Adrenal incidentaloma , Adrenocortical carcinoma , Circulatory disorder , Complement component deficiency , Complement receptor deficiency , Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor , Hyperadrenalism , Marasmus, Obesity, Pituitary cancer, Pituitary tumors, Weight loss
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic Cirrhosis of liver, Marasmus
Genetic Congenital disorder of glycosylation type x, Ehlers-danlos syndrome , Leukocyte adhesion defect , Mandibuloacral dysplasia 
Hematologic Diabetes mellitus, Factor xii deficiency , Factor xiii deficiency, Hypoalbuminemia, Hypoproteinemia, Lack of blood supply, Leukemia, Protein depletion, Sickle cell disease, Topical hemostatic preparation, Zinc deficiency
Iatrogenic Chemotherapy, Radiation therapy, Topical antiseptics
Infectious Disease Chronic suppuration, Fungal infection, Hepatitis, Hiv, Infection, Influenza
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Spinal cord disease
Neurologic Adrenal cortex diseases
Nutritional/Metabolic Diabetes mellitus, Kwashiokar, Malnutrition, Obesity, Protein depletion, Vitamin deficiency, Weight loss, Zinc deficiency
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic Adrenal adenoma, Adrenal cancer , Adrenal incidentaloma , Adrenocortical carcinoma , Cancer, Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor , Leukemia, Pituitary cancer, Pituitary tumors, Tumor cachexia
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity Alcohol
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte Chronic renal failure
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy No underlying causes
Sexual Hiv
Trauma Aging, Chronic ulcer, Cirrhosis of liver
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

Cause in Alphabetical Order

References

References

  1. ↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
  2. ↑ Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X




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