Pattern of dermatological diseases in patients of diabetes mellitus
Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus, cutaneous manifestations, infections, skin tags, acanthosis nigricans, generalized pruritusAbstract
Objective To analyze the pattern of diabetic dermatoses in patients of diabetes mellitus.Methods Five hundred consenting patients of diabetes mellitus attending the Outpatient Department of Dermatology and Endocrinology and the patients admitted in these departments were included in the study.Results Among 500 patients, 62.2% (311) were males and 37.8% (189) were females. 475 (95%) patients were type 2 diabetics and 25 (5%) were type 1 diabetic. Cutaneous involvement was seen in 76.8% of patients with infections being the most common dermatoses seen in 221 (57.5%) of patient followed by skin tags (17.2%), acanthosis nigricans (10.9%), and generalized pruritus (9.4%).Conclusion Skin involvement is quite common with varied manifestations in diabetes especially in type 2 diabetes and skin infections form a major chunk of dermatoses seen in diabetic patients.References
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