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All loathing did I once vow to renounce: then did ye change my nigh ones and nearest ones into ulcerations. Ah, whither did my noblest vow then flee?

But as the stumps of harpoons are frequently found in the dead bodies of captured whales, with the flesh perfectly healed around them, and no prominence of any kind to denote their place; therefore, there must needs have been some other unknown reason in the present case fully to account for the ulceration alluded to.

* Primary herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infection is generally subclinical, but some patients develop significant oral disease--called primary herpetic gingivostomatitis--that's characterized by painful diffuse, irregular, crop-like ulcerations throughout the oral cavity and lips (1) (FIGURE 1).

Partial calcanectomy for the treatment of recalcitrant heel ulcerations. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2005;95:335-41.

Prognosis is favorable with consistent care; if not, signs can lead to recurring conjunctivitis, corneal ulcerations and blindness.

The 93 conditions illustrated and described are in sections on arterial disease, venous disease, limb edema, limb ulcerations, environmental vascular disease, vascular malformations, vascular tumors, and fungal infections.

Given their anatomic location and painless nature, some patients may be hesitant reporting these ulcerations. Therefore, the incidence of these lesions in patients receiving ATRA therapy is probably underestimated.

Acute gastrointestinal ulcerations and erosions (stress ulcers) are common in major trauma victims and in intensive care units.

The role that microorganisms play in maintaining and healing oral ulcerations after chemo- and radiation therapy is not yet clear [9].

There are also reports claiming minor traumas as a cause of pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma.1 Intractable cutaneous ulcers may complicate Klippel- Trenaunay syndrome.2 We report a case of Klippel-Trenaunay sundrome with extensive ulcerations developing in the port-wine stain and a solitary pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma.

Alendronate-related oral mucosa ulcerations. J Oral Pathol Med 2000;29(10):514-18.