CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETIC MELLITUS

YADAV K.S.¹*, SMITA PATIL², SHARMILA PATIL³, MANJYOT GAUTAM⁴, BHUTEY A.K.^5
1Department of Biochemistry and Medicine
²Department of Biochemistry and Medicine
³Department of Biochemistry and Medicine
⁴Pad. Dr. PDM Medical College, Amarawati-603, India
⁵Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Navi Mumbai-706 and Department of Biochemistry
* Corresponding Author : ksy_rahul@rediffmail.com

Received : 23-06-2011     Accepted : 03-10-2011     Published : 15-12-2011
Volume : 2     Issue : 1       Pages : 15 - 19
J Biotechnol Lett 2.1 (2011):15-19
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0976-7045.2.1.15-19

Conflict of Interest : None declared

Diabetes is a disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and several musculoskeletal disorders associates with patients of diabetic mellitus. Some are because of the disease process, others have a higher incidence in those with diabetes, and yet others are likely associated with common etiologies. The objective of the present study is to document the association of cutaneous manifestations and diabetes. Total 90 type I & II diabetic patients were studied for abnormal glucose metabolism and cutaneous manifestations with respect to infections, neuropathy, nephropathy and retinopathy. Out of 90, four percent were type I and Ninety- six percent of patients were type II diabetes. 63 patients were present cutaneous manifestations out of these 49 females (77.78%) and 14 males (22.22%). Infections and other ddermatopathy (76%) were the commonest manifestations. Diabetic retinopathy (13%) and nephropathy (11%) Hypertension (49.20%), Neuropathy (4.76%) and Coronary Disease (12.69 %) were reported. Cutaneous manifestations are quite common in type II diabetes mellitus and patients presents with multiple cutaneous manifestations, should be evaluated for systemic complications.

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