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Scleroedema Diabeticorum: a Minor but Often Unrecognized Complication of Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Sattar M. A.,
Diab S.,
Sugathan T. N.,
Sivanandasingham P.,
Fenech F. F.
Publication year - 1988
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/j.1464-5491.1988.tb01030.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , albuminuria , retinopathy , complication , diabetic retinopathy , nephropathy , dermatology , surgery , pediatrics , endocrinology
The association of specific dermatological complications with diabetes mellitus is well recognized. Of 100 hospital‐based patients with diabetes mellitus (age 48 years ± 2SE), 14% had scleroedema diabeticorum. The affected subjects had a higher prevalence of retinopathy ( p <0.001) and albuminuria ( p <0.025). The duration of scleroedema correlated with the duration of diabetes ( p <0.005). These findings highlight the relatively common occurrence of this skin condition which often goes unrecognized in people with diabetes.