Corn cures can damage your feet: an important lesson for diabetic patients.
Seven diabetic patients rapidly developed severe foot ulceration and sepsis after application of corn cures. Four patients needed forefoot surgery. Corn cures should not be used by diabetic patients.
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Diabetic Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
Edmonds
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Das
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Watkins
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D002145:Callosities / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
D004366:Nonprescription Drugs