title: Type 2 diabetic patient with a foot ulcer as initial manifestation of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A case report.
abstract: Diabetic foot ulcerations (DFU) represent a major cause of hospitalization and amputation. In people with diabetes it's not uncommon to find chronic wounds due to pathogenic mechanisms different from diabetes. Here we report the case of a foot lesion misdiagnosed as DFU but actually caused by diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Diabetic Foot Section, Medicine Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: elisabettaiacopi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iacopi
authors.affiliation: Diabetic Foot Section, Medicine Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coppelli
authors.affiliation: Diabetic Foot Section, Medicine Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goretti
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Loggini
authors.affiliation: Diabetic Foot Section, Medicine Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piaggesi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D018951:Antigens, CD20 / Q000032:analysis; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018951:Antigens, CD20
keywords: Diabetic foot; Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; Wound healing