title: [Diabetic foot: definitions].
abstract: Diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycemia associated with impaired glucose, lipid and protein metabolism. The purpose of our work is to provide a clear and precise definition of the disease and of his frequent complications: diabetic foot and diabetic foot infection.
authors.affiliation: UOD Medicina Infettivologica, UOC Endocrinologia,UO Anatomia Patologica, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Universita di Salerno, Italy.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pascale
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: Pio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zeppa
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Silvano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Esposito
mesh_terms: D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical