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Diabetic patients with foot burns.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9455938     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We describe six patients with non-insulin dependent (Type 2) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and thermal foot injury admitted to the Burn Centre in Rotterdam. They were all male with a mean age of 56.8 (range 47-63) years. The median patients' delay before admission was 27 (range 1-56) days. Five patients needed amputation. Healing of the wounds took a mean period of 9.5 (range 2-27) months. In two patients healing of the wounds took more than 1 year; these two patients also had recurrent foot burns. Neurological evaluation in four patients confirmed severe polyneuropathy and severe loss of heat pain, warmth, and cold sensation.
Authors:
S Dijkstra; M J vd Bent; H J vd Brand; J J Bakker; H Boxma; R Tjong Joe Wai; A Berghout
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association     Volume:  14     ISSN:  0742-3071     ISO Abbreviation:  Diabet. Med.     Publication Date:  1997 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-02-26     Completed Date:  1998-02-26     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8500858     Medline TA:  Diabet Med     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1080-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Zuiderziekenhuis and Burn Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Burns* / complications,  physiopathology,  therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*
Diabetic Foot / etiology*,  therapy
Foot Injuries* / complications,  physiopathology,  therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged

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