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Volume 6 Issue 3 (March, 2018)

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Determination of Skin Lesions in type II Diabetes Mellitus patients
Navneet Dev, Jitendra Saran

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by relative or absolute insulin deficiency. The present study was conducted to determine skin lesions in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 216 patients of type II diabetes mellitus of both genders. In all subjects, a careful clinical examination was done. The type of skin lesions was recorded. The glycemic control was evaluated by measuring the glycosylated hemoglobin (Hb1AC). Results: Out of 216 patients, males were 112 and females were 104. Age group 20-40 years had 37, 40-60 years had 52 and >60 years had 127 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Common skin lesions in type II DM patients was porokeratosis in 55, diabetic bullae in 34, diabetic ulcer in 124, pruritis in 56, lichen planus in 34, vitiligo in 10, Lipodystrophy in 78 and wet gangrene in 45. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that common skin lesions in type II DM patients was porokeratosis, diabetic bullae, diabetic ulcer, pruritis, lichen planus, vitiligo, Lipodystrophy and wet gangrene. Key words: Diabetic bullae, Lichen planus, Lipodystrophy

 
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