title: Diabetic dermopathy ("shin spots") and diabetic bullae ("bullosis diabeticorum") at the same patient.
abstract: We present a diabetic patient with associated two diabetic dermatoses: diabetic dermopathy ("shin spots") and diabetic bullae. A 34-year-old man, with long history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and moderate obesity presented to Dermatology Unit for diagnosis of his skin lesions. On clinical examination multiple, light brown, irregular patches, with atrophic scars and crusts over large bullae were observed on the anterior aspect of both legs.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Piotr Brzezinski, MD, PhD. Department of Dermatology, 6 Military Support Unit, Slupsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brzezinski
authors.affiliation: Anca E Chiriac, MD, PhD. Student, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa", Iasi, Romania.
authors.forename: Anca E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Chiriac
authors.affiliation: Tudor Pinteala, MD. Student, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa", Iasi, Romania.
authors.forename: Tudor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pinteala
authors.affiliation: Prof. Liliana Foia, MD, PhD. University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa", Iasi, Romania.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Foia
authors.affiliation: Prof. Anca Chiriac, MD, PhD. Department of Dermatology, University Apollonia, Nicolina Medical Center, "P.Poni" Research Institute, Iasi, Romania.
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiriac
keywords: Dermatosis; Diabetes mellitus; Insulin; Metabolic; Microvascular