**3. Profiles and clinical status of HD-receiving patients who develop extremity ulcers because of diabetes mellitus or other diseases**

Thirty patients receiving HD who had chronic wounds of the limbs underwent surgical treatment in our unit from 2004 through 2010. The ages ranged from 52 to 89 years (mean, 66.5 years).

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DM, diabetes mellitus. CGN, chronic glomerulonephritis. FSG, free skin grafting. SLE, systemic lupus

Table 1. Profiles and clinical status of patients undergoing HD with extremity ulcers due to

erythematosus. MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. HT, hypertension. ASO,

arteriosclerosis obliterans

diabetes mellitus.
