Hand symptoms associated with diabetes mellitus. An investigation of 765 patients based on a questionnaire.
A number of 738 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and 371 matched controls answered a questionnaire constructed to detect rheumatic hand symptoms. The SM patients showed significantly more palmar thickening, indicating Dupuytren's contracture and flexor tenosynovitis, and a significantly lower frequency of neurological sensations. There was no statistically significant difference in the estimated frequency of rheumatoid arthritis between the total population and our DM population.
D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004387:Dupuytren Contracture / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000150:complications*