title: [Bullosis diabeticorum: report of ten cases].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Bullosis diabeticorum is a rare characteristic complication of diabetes mellitus; it affects 0.5% of diabetics. Bullosis diabeticorum is a manifestation of complicate and longstanding diabetes mellitus.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  of our study was to describe particularities of diabetes in patients suffering of this disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  We have led a retrospective study covering a 5 year-period (January 2001 - December 2007) in the dermatology department of the Charles Nicolle's hospital in Tunisia. We selected for this study all cases of bullosis diabeticorum.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the studied period, 10 cases have been collected. They were in all cases about complicate and long-standing diabetes. Bullosis diabeticorum has a favourable outcome in all cases with symptomatic treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The different cases of bullosis diabeticorum reported in our series were associated to complicate diabetes mellitus what lets suggest that vascular deteriorations led to cutaneous fragility responsible for the skin cleavage.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El Fekih
authors.forename: Faten
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zéglaoui
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sioud
authors.forename: Bécima
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fazaa
authors.forename: Monia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kharfi
authors.forename: Sadok
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaigi
authors.forename: Ridha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kamoun
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000209:etiology*