This image displays a patient with chronic leg swelling with stasis dermatitis and a stasis ulcer. This image displays foot and ankle swelling and inflammation typical of stasis ulcers. This image displays severe stasis ulcers that result from chronic leg swelling. This image displays a large, superficial ulcer within a red, elevated lesion typical of stasis dermatitis. Chronic leg swelling from poor leg vein circulation can lead to skin inflammation and an eventual skin ulcer. This image displays bright red blood vessels forming under an ulcer typical of a stasis ulcer that is starting to heal. This image displays a large area of skin inflammation and skin breakdown on the ankle typical to stasis ulcers.
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Stasis Ulcer  Information for adults

Picture of Stasis Ulcer: This image displays a patient with chronic leg swelling with stasis dermatitis and a stasis ulcer. Divider line
This image displays a patient with chronic leg swelling with stasis dermatitis and a stasis ulcer.
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Who's At Risk
Leg vein malfunction (venous insufficiency) affects 2–5% of Americans, and approximately half a million Americans have stasis ulcers. Women are more often affected by stasis ulcers than men.

Your risk for acquiring a stasis ulcer is greater if you:
  • Are overweight.
  • Have varicose veins.
  • Have had blood clots in your legs.
  • Had a leg injury (trauma) that might affect blood flow in your leg veins; even minor trauma may cause an ulcer.
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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