Wound healing in diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder whose components have several direct and indirect effects on the healing of wounds. This article examines how diabetes affects wound healing from the standpoint of alterations in the microvasculature, nerve function, and the immune system.
Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire.
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D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology