Title |
Necrosis |
Creator |
Bezzant, John L. |
Contributor |
John L. Bezzant, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Utah School of Medicine |
Publisher |
Knowledge Weavers Project, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Date |
1997-01-01 |
Description |
The purple/red area on the heel is an area of necrosis of the entire epidermis and dermis that is induced by the person lying in one position for too long. Again, the entire epidermis and dermis are necrotic, and need to be surgically removed. |
Subtype |
Image |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/ |
Collection |
Knowledge Weavers Dermatology |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6zs5w8c |
Setname |
ehsl_heal |
ID |
870062 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zs5w8c |