Varicose veins, Spider Veins? Dr Jozef Tryzno, is one of the very few physicians in Illinois Certified by American Board of Phlebology and Registered Vascular Technologist

Stasis eczema/dermatitis is a common disorder of the lower limbs that occur in the leg as a result of venous hypertension - blood pooling from insufficient venous return - "stasis"

Signs:

Eczema itchy, red, scaly patches

Atrophie blanche small, white plaques of sclerosis, often with a characteristic red stippling of the surface.

Edema This is a result of venous hypertension, which may be aggravated by the general medical condition of the patient, for example in cardiac failure.

Cellulitis is an early complication of edema. In later stage, the leg looks like an inverted champagne bottle, where the upper two-thirds of the leg swollen, but the lower third tapered.

Pigmentation & stasis purpura

Venous flare Tortuous dilated veins around the ankles are characteristic of venous hypertension.

Pseudo-Kaposi’s sarcoma - well-defined purple plaque.

Varicosities Varicose veins may or may not be present.

Ulceration This is the final physical sign of cutaneous malnutrition.
The ulcers may vary in shape and size: smaller ones are sometimes very painful; the larger ones often painless, some have a yellow slough oozing serum or pus, whereas others are red.