Open AccessYellow palms and soles: A rare skin manifestation in diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Sandeep Julka,
Nitin Jamdagni,
Selexi Verma,
Raksha Goyal
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.119625
Subject(s) - medicine , palm , diabetes mellitus , skin color , carotenoid , sugar , blood sugar , dermatology , food science , biology , endocrinology , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Carotenemia with its yellowish-red tint is found in diabetes. The frequency of this phenomenon is unknown and the relationship between skin color and blood carotenoid level is controversial. Frequently the suspicion of diabetes arising from inspection of the skin color is in fact confirmed by the usual laboratory tests. As it is known that increased intake of carotenoid-rich fruit and vegetables leads to the yellowish-red skin discoloration, in the present case the patient was a known diabetic with uncontrolled blood sugar and showed the yellowish skin discoloration in spite of not taking any carotenoid-rich foods. After controlling his blood sugar level the patient showed improvement in his skin discoloration.