[Charcot foot. A serious complication of diabetes mellitus].
The Charcot foot is a destructive disease seen in patients with peripheral neuropathy due to diabetes mellitus. I present a case where a man aged 52 years contracted bilateral Charcot foot with total destruction of the mid feet one and a half years after initial symptoms. The case illustrates how rapidly the destruction occurs and the importance of early diagnosis.
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Silkeborg Centralsygehus, ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling.
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