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Age, varicose veins, smoking and arterial disease increase the risk of leg ulcers.

In most cases, mouth ulcers are harmless and resolve by themselves in a few days.

Since the ulcer gets bigger with time, early diagnosis and prompt treatment of Buruli ulcer can keep skin loss to a minimum.

Most stomach ulcers are caused by infection or medication, not stress or poor diet.

When people with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) are not experiencing a flare-up of their illness, they feel quite well and are often free of symptoms.

Chronic wounds are more likely to heal if they are treated with moist rather than dry dressings.

Gastritis, inflammation of the stomach lining, may be caused by many factors including infection, alcohol, particular medications and some allergic and immune conditions.

In most cases, the bite from a white tailed spider only causes a mild reaction, including itching and skin discolouration.

Vulvar conditions include skin complaints, infections, chronic pain and cancerous conditions.

The symptoms of chilblains are made worse with sudden temperature changes.