title: Pattern of dermatoses in diabetics.
abstract: Two hundred diabetics comprising of 125 males and 75 females were studied for the presence of cutaneous lesions and type of infective organism, if any, in them. 70.2% of patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus showed some form of cutaneous involvement while only 51% of the patients with controlled diabetes had it. Infections with bacterial (16%) and fungal (10.5%) agents were the most common manifestation. Among bacterial infections, Staph. aureus was the most frequent causative agent in 65.6% cases. Pruritus was present in 4.5% of cases only.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Skin & VD, Pt. JNM Medical College, Raipur-492 001, Rajasthan.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Nigam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pande