What Researchers Did
Researchers presented a case study of a young woman with long-lasting skin ulcers caused by a genetic blood clotting disorder.
What They Found
They found that a 27-year-old woman with 8 years of recurrent, nonhealing skin ulcers had an occlusive vasculopathy and a heterozygous factor V Leiden mutation. After treatment with anticoagulants and hyperbaric oxygen, her skin lesions healed completely and did not return.
Canadian Relevance
No direct Canadian connection identified.
Study Limitations
As a single case report, this study's findings cannot be generalized to a larger patient population.