[Characteristic changes of skin and its accessories in type 2 diabetes mellitus].
The different changes are seen on skin and it's accessories in Diabetes Mellitus, some of which represent the prognostic indicator of complicated diabetes and some directly contribute in development of them. Numerous problems concerned with the diabetic foot could be avoided due to early detection and treatment of these changes. The objective data on foot examination of 195 patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus were analyzed considering the grade of severity of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN). It was revealed that the skin humidity is dependent on DPN, particularly, the DPN 2-4 times raises the dryness of the skin on the foot; the risk of callus development is significantly high in case of painless and complicated DPN, accordingly, the possibility of neuropathy ulcer is also high in this group. The high incidence of onychomycosis and Yellow nails syndrome was noted, accordingly in 28.7% and 39.4% of cases; the Melin's shin spots were found in fourth of the patients, mainly in men; a few cases of rubeosis plantarum and bulbosis diabeticorum were revealed; the cases of necrobiosis were not noted. Thus, the prevalence of the characteristic changes of skin and it's accessories in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is sufficiently high and it depends on the severity of DPN, using early detection of them may avoid many problems related to diabetic foot and its complications.
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LR
Nikoleishvili
R B
RB
Kurashvili
D K
DK
Virsaladze
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Khachapuridze
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Kurashvili
D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000502:physiology; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000503:physiopathology*