Pattern of dermatoses in diabetics.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
;
2003 Mar-Apr; 69(2): 83-5
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in English
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| ID: sea-52861
ABSTRACT
Two hundred diabetics comprising of 125 males and 75 females were studied for the presence of cutaneous lesions and type of infective organism, if any, in them. 70.2% of patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus showed some form of cutaneous involvement while only 51% of the patients with controlled diabetes had it. Infections with bacterial (16%) and fungal (10.5%) agents were the most common manifestation. Among bacterial infections, Staph. aureus was the most frequent causative agent in 65.6% cases. Pruritus was present in 4.5% of cases only.
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Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2003
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