[Treatment of fungus infection with diabetic foot--importance of the foot care].
Fungus infection is high frequently complicated of the diabetic foot. Especially onychomycosis make a injury neighbor toe skin or paronychia. This tiny lesion make a bacterial infection, and progress to foot gangrene unfortunately if patient delayed treatment. So it is important to do daily check of the foot and regularly foot care included nail care. Toenail onychomycosis need medicational treatment just after microscopically diagnosis. It is important to check the interaction between the antifungal medicine and other medicine, and side effect after started treatment.
Shinjo
Takamichi
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Diabetes Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University.
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D012648:Self Care
D000935:Antifungal Agents