| Cutaneous manifestations of diabetes mellitus. Study from Farwaniya hospital, Kuwait. | |
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PMID: 17047349 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of cutaneous disorders in patients with diabetes mellitus. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: All diabetic patients attending the Department of Dermatology, Al-Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait, and diabetic in-patients with skin disorders were examined over a period of 18 months from March 2004 to August 2005. A total of 106 diabetic patients displaying 1 or more dermatological manifestations were identified and thoroughly examined for any skin disorder. The diabetic profile of the patients was obtained from medical records. RESULTS: Of the 106 patients, 69 had only 1 cutaneous manifestation, 27 had 2, 6 had 3 and 4 had 4. Infections (68.0%) were the major cutaneous manifestations with fungal infection occurring in 41 patients followed by bacteria in 27. The second most common presenting symptom was pruritus. Hypertension (74%) was the most common systemic complication, and most of the diabetic patients who developed cutaneous manifestations were in the 40- to 60-year age group. CONCLUSIONS: The data show that infections were the most common cutaneous manifestation and hypertension the most common systemic complication. |
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Authors:
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Nawaf Al-Mutairi; Amr Zaki; Ashok Kumar Sharma; Mazen Al-Sheltawi |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre Volume: 15 ISSN: 1011-7571 ISO Abbreviation: Med Princ Pract Publication Date: 2006 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-10-18 Completed Date: 2007-01-19 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8901334 Medline TA: Med Princ Pract Country: Switzerland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 427-30 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Dermatology, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait. nalmut@usa.net |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications* Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications* Female Humans Incidence Kuwait / epidemiology Male Middle Aged Skin Diseases / epidemiology, etiology* |
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