[Diabetic dermopathy: epidemioclinical characteristics]

Diabetic derruopathy is a common cutaneous marker of diabetes mellitus. Our purpose was to investigate the association of diabetic dermopathy and diabetic degenerative complications. We conducted a retrospective study in an outpatient diabetes clinic during a 6-month period. Diabetic were examined for the presence of diabetic denuopathy and diabetic degenerative complications. The data of 414 diabetic seen at National Institut of Nutrition were collected retrospectively. DO was present in 9 patients middle aged 46 years. Eight patients had type II diabetes, 5 of whom were insulindependant. The diabetic duration was over 10 years for 7 patients. Microangiopathy complications were present in 6 patients. DO may serve as a clinical sign of internal complications in diabetic patients

[Chondroid syringoma]

This is a retrospective monocentric study of all the cases diagnosed at our department over a period of 10 years. The study included seven male patients. All patients presented with a single painless skin lesion of about 1,5 cm on the face, lasting for 14 months on average. In all cases, treatment was surgical and the outcome satisfactory. Chondroid syringoma is a benign sweat gland tumor. This lesion is electively located in the craniofacial area, made of a subcutaneous painless tumor measuring from 0.5 to 3 cm. Diagnosis can always be confirmed by histology which shows tubuloalveolar and gland like structures with two or more cuboidal cell lines in a fibroadipoid or chondroid stroma that is positively stained for Alcian blue. Mixed tumors have a slow course; their progress to malignancy is rare but possible. The best treatment remains surgical allowing a histological diagnosis with a control of the lesion edges