title: [The diabetic foot--the view of the dermatologist].
abstract: Skin changes in the diabetic foot may indicate the risk of threatening amputation. In most diabetics necessitating leg amputation, a small skin defect played a key role. Infected skin ulcers and ingrown nails with concomitant infection are important risk factors for amputation. Regular skin care with a moisturising agent is able to reduce the risk of skin defects in a significant proportion. Amputation could be avoided in half of the cases, if correct diagnosis and adequate treatment had been made.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Universitätsklinik Basel, Abteilung für Dermatologie Kantonsspital Aarau.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Itin
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Der diabetische Fuss. State of the Art--Die Sicht des Dermatologen.