Chronic Wound: Consequential Diseases

The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by chronic wounds:

Skin and subcutaneous (L00-L99).

  • Hypodermitis (subcutaneous inflammation).
  • Recurrent leg ulcer
  • Recurrent wounds, unspecified

Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

  • Infection of the wound

Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48)

  • Malignant transformation (transition from normal cells controlled in their growth to uncontrolled growing tumor cells) possible in the area of persistent wounds

Further

  • Wound healing disorders
  • Severely impaired quality of life