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Lower limb haemosiderosis due to venous insufficiency

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Link to WHO Definition

Lower limb haemosiderosis due to venous insufficiency – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/325239708

Brown pigmentation of the skin, typically of the lower leg and ankle, due to dermal deposition of haemosiderin derived from breakdown of erythrocytes extravasated into the interstitium as a result of venous hypertension.