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Prevalence of active Charcot disease in the East Midlands of England
Author(s) -
Metcalf L.,
Musgrove M.,
Bentley J.,
Berrington R.,
Bunting D.,
Mousley M,
Thompson J.,
Sprengel M.,
TurtleSavage V.,
Game F.,
Jeffcoate W.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/dme.13679
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal osteoarthropathy , disease , diabetes mellitus , foot (prosody) , population , deformity , pediatrics , complication , audit , physical therapy , surgery , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , management , economics , endocrinology
Aims To undertake a prospective point prevalence study of the prevalence of active Charcot neuro‐inflammatory osteoarthropathy (Charcot disease) in a circumscribed part of England and to audit the time elapsing between disease onset and first diagnosis. Methods The prevalence of active Charcot disease of the foot during a single month was assessed by specialist foot care teams at seven secondary care services in the East Midlands region of England. Results A total of 90 cases were identified, representing 4.3 per 10 000 of the 205 033 total diabetes population of the region. The time elapsed from first presentation to any healthcare professional until diagnosis was also assessed. While the diagnosis was suspected or confirmed in one‐third of patients within 2 weeks, it was not made for 2 months or more in 23 patients (24%). Conclusions Non‐specialist professionals should have greater awareness of the existence of this uncommon complication of diabetes in the hope that earlier diagnosis will lead to lesser degrees of deformity.