RESUMO
Objective: To study the cutaneous manifestations in type-II diabetic patients in our tertiary care setup. Setting: This study was carried out in Medicine Department, Liaquat University Hospital Jamshoro/ Hyderabad, Sindh - Pakistan; from January to December 2005
Methods: Diabetic patients who had skin problems were selected for the study with convenience sampling technique. Then questionnaires were filled for collection of the data
Results: In this study, 72% diabetics had skin infections, whereas 28% patients had non infectious lesions. Fungal infections were the most commonest [50%], followed by 14.4% bacterial infections and viral infections [7.77%]. Among fungal infections, Candida albicans was commonest [22.2%]. The non infectious lesions were skin tags [8.8%], xanthomas [6.6%], and pruiritis [6.6%]