Art and Wound Healing: van Gogh Cypresses-like Lipodermatosclerosis

Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2016 Dec;15(4):376-377. doi: 10.1177/1534734616677164. Epub 2016 Nov 16.

Abstract

Lipodermatosclerosis may develop clinical aspects that have striking analogies with Van Gogh's style of painting cypresses. They may reveal specific physiopathological disorders and identify a homogeneous group of patients with chronic venous insufficiency.

Keywords: chronic venous insufficiency; lipodermatosclerosis; van Gogh cypresses.

MeSH terms

  • Cupressus
  • Dermatitis*
  • Humans
  • Paintings*
  • Scleroderma, Localized*
  • Wound Healing*

Supplementary concepts

  • Lipodermatosclerosis