title: Corn cures can damage your feet: an important lesson for diabetic patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Diabetic Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Edmonds
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Watkins
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs