title: [On the legality of the term "diabetic angiopathy of the lower extremities". Part III. The influence of the stage of the lower extremities' main artery occlusion on the severity of microangiopathy].
abstract: In 40 patients with diabetic angiopathy of lower extremities in terminal stage during investigation of cutaneous biopsies using electronic microscopy it was established that changes in femoral skin are more pronounced than in a foot skin, showing more severe signs of microangiopathy in a preserved main blood flow zone. The author proposes a concept, according to which the angiopathy stage reflects the diabetes mellitus stage.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D009626:Terminology as Topic