[Bullosis diabeticorum: report of ten cases].
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.
El Fekih
Nadia
N
Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie.
Zéglaoui
Faten
F
Sioud
Asma
A
Fazaa
Bécima
B
Kharfi
Monia
M
Gaigi
Sadok
S
Kamoun
Ridha
R
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*