Table 1 Distribution of study population according to the type of ulcers

Traumatic ulcers

181

60.3

· Mechanical trauma

131

72.4

· Burns

50

27.6

Infective ulcers

43

14.3

· Osteomyelitis

30

69.8

· Tropical ulcer

6

13.9

· Cellulitis

5

11.6

· Others

2

4.7

Metabolic ulcers

35

11.7

· Diabetic ulcer

32

91.4

· Pellagra

3

8.6

Neoplastic/malignant ulcers

20

6.7

· Malignant melanoma

9

45.0

· Kaposi’s sarcoma

5

25.0

· Squamous cell carcinoma

4

20.0

· Others

2

10.0

Vascular ulcers

11

3.7

· Arterial ulcers

5

45.5

· Venous ulcers

4

36.4

· Mixed ulcers

2

18.2

Neuropathic ulcers

8

2.7

· Pressure sores

6

75.0

· Others

2

25.0

Ulcerating skin lesions e.g. Pyogenic Granulomatous

2

0.7