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Endoscopic images of a duodenal ulcer. An ulcer (from Latin ulcus) is an open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection. Or in other words, it is a macroscopic discontinuity of the normal epithelium (microscopic discontinuity of epithelium is called erosion). Description Ulcers are non-healing wounds that develop on the skin, mucous membranes or eye. Although they have many causes, ...
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Ulcers Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/index.html
- Division of Bacterial & Mycotic Diseases, NCID, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
- National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- HealthWorld http://www.healthy.net/
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