ABSTRACT
Background diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common endocrine disorder. Mucocutaneous manifestations of DM are many and vary from trivial to life-threatening and often herald the onset of diabetes. Aims To study the incidence of mucocutaneous manifestations in diabetes mellitus with respect to demographic data such as age, sex and duration of diabetes mellitus. Materials and methods This is a cross-sectional observational study of 200 diabetic patients with cutaneous manifestations attending skin and diabetic clinic OPD. Detailed history, clinical examination and relevant investigations were done to diagnose the mucocutaneous disorders and complications of diabetes. Results Demographic profile showed majority of cases belonging to 5th decade (33%) and 4th decade (27%) with male preponderance. Cutaneous infections were most common (62%) followed by dermatoses more commonly associated with diabetes (58%). Some patients had more than one cutaneous manifestation. Conclusion Proper skin care and long-term control of blood glucose may reduce the risk of complications and is immensely beneficial to patients in long run.
ABSTRACT
Pachyonychia congenita type II is an autosomal dominant inherited rare genodermatosis characterized by dystrophic wedge shaped thickened nails with subungual hyperkeratosis, symmetric palmoplantar keratoderma, steatocystoma multiplex. Here we report a 23-year-old male with characteristic features of dystrophic nails, palmoplantar keratoderma, steatocystoma multiplex, follicular hyperkeratotic papules and history of natal teeth at birth.