Female patient, 59 years old. The patient has hypertension | Figure 1

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Internal Medicine
Female patient, 59 years old.
The patient has hypertension and diabetes mellitus type II.
She also suffers from lymphedema in the lower limbs because she suffered an accident in the abdominal region 20 years ago.
She came in consultation with a complaint of ulcerative lesions in the lower limbs that eliminate a clear liquid.

What is your diagnostic hypothesis? What is the treatment?

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