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In the chronically congested
leg, cell metabolism is reduced, the returning blood stretches the
smallest capillaries and causes the accumulation of fluid and later also
of blood pigment in the tissues which leads to a brown discoloration (pigmentation)
of the skin which no longer resolves. Most frequently affected are the
insides of the calves and ankles. The waste products from the cells can no
longer be transported away to a sufficient extent, tissue nutrition
becomes more difficult. In addition to what is often bone-hard induration
and discoloration of the skin, eczema eventually also occurs. Because at a
certain time no oxygen whatsoever reaches the tissues, the leg becomes
increasingly susceptible to skin lesions and infections. |
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