Open AccessNeurotrophic Ulcer Following Wallenberg’s Syndrome
Author(s) -
C. Marcoux,
Y. Malfait,
Ch. Pirard,
A. Depré
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1421-9832
pISSN - 1018-8665
DOI - 10.1159/000247382
Subject(s) - pathogenesis , etiology , scalp , medicine , neurotrophin , neurotrophic factors , nose , pathology , dermatology , surgery , receptor
A 61-year-old man consulted for two long-standing ulcerations on the scalp and one on the nose, following an acute vascular disorder of the brain stem (Wallenberg's syndrome). The aetiology and pathogenesis of neurotrophic ulcers are briefly discussed.
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