Basic Categories

History & Physical

Terminology

Examples

Cutaneous ulcers

• Tropical ulcer
• Leishmaniasis
• Leprosy
• Buruli ulcer
• Cancrum oris
• Primary and tertiary syphilis
• Sprotrichosis
• Cutaneous tuberculosis
• Cutaneous diphtheria
• Pyoderma

Tropical ulcer, photo courtesy of www.tripod.com