Foot and ankle ulcers associated with hematologic disorders.

Abstract

Ulcers of the foot and ankle secondary to blood dyscrasias may become more common as a result of modern medicine's ability to keep patients alive long enough to become victims of chronic disease. Also, many pharmaceutic agents have, among their side effects, the ability to produce hematologic complications. The physician should consider that hematologic disorders may be among the etiologic agents responsible for foot and ankle ulcers.