Callous ulcer is a chronic nonhealing ulcer with hard indurated base and inelastic margins.[1] It usually contains unhealthy pale granulation tissue. It may last for months to years and does not show any tendency to heal.[2] These ulcers generally follows neurological problems like leprosy, peripheral nerve injury, or diabetic neuropathy.

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  1. ↑ "Mosby's Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Bhat, Sriram (2013). Srb's Manual of Surgery, 4e. Jaypee Brother Medical Pub. p. 16. ISBN 9789350259443.


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