Ashim Kumar Halder
India
Research Article
Spectrum of Cutaneous Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus: An Observational Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s): Arjun Baidya, Ashim Kumar Halder and Pijush Kanti DattaArjun Baidya, Ashim Kumar Halder and Pijush Kanti Datta
Introduction: Diabetes leads to destruction all over the body and the skin is not exempted from the attack. The skin shares both the effects of acute gross metabolic derangement and chronic degenerative changes of diabetes, as it are an actively metabolizing tissue.
Aims and objectives: To study the clinical patterns of dermatological manifestations of diabetes mellitus in the region of eastern India.
Methods: Sixty consecutive subjects with diabetes mellitus having dermatological manifestations and satisfying the inclusion criteria were included in this study.
Results: Bacterial infections were the commonest dermatological disorder (46.7%). Different forms of dermatophyte infections and candidiasis were found in 30% and 23.3% subjects, respectively. Diabetic dermopathy or ‘shin spot’ .. View More»
