Resident, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Terna Medical College, Nerul.
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 83
Abstract
BACKGROUND Diabetes Mellitus is the most common endocrine disorder. Cutaneous involvement is one of the common manifestations in diabetic population. The knowledge of the pattern and prevalence of cutaneous manifestations in diabetes mellitus will be useful for disease control, early stage treatment, awareness in reducing morbidity of diabetes mellitus patients. The aim of the study is to determine the pattern and prevalence of cutaneous manifestations in Diabetes mellitus in Thanjavur Medical College in view of increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the present scenario of sedentary life style in general population. MATERIALS & METHODS This study is a hospital-based descriptive study that includes 1200 self-reporting patients of age group 40 to 70 years with diabetes mellitus who attended the Diabetology OP for the period of 3 months from May 15, 2017 to August 15, 2017 in our medical college situated in South India. A detailed history along with complete systemic and cutaneous examinations were carried out in all patients. Relevant investigations were done wherever necessary. RESULTS Ninety-nine percent of patients were of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Cutaneous manifestations were present in 40% (480 cases). Among 480 cases, Infections (35%), Diabetic ulcers (20%), acanthosis nigricans (10%), others (35%) were the commonest cutaneous manifestations in Diabetes Mellitus. CONCLUSION Data correlates with previous hospital-based prevalence studies of Cutaneous manifestations in Diabetes mellitus. Whenever patients present with multiple cutaneous manifestations they should be evaluated for diabetes mellitus and its systemic complications.
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Mariaviagulam Vinnarasan, Ramasamy Sindhuja, Krishnamoorthy Vinothiney, Balaji G
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