Diabetes and the skin Flashcards

This 32‐year‐old female has had type I diabetes mellitus for many years and now has a rash on her legs.

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Diabetes and the skin

Topics covered include;
Diagnosis
Differential

History
Diabetic history/care
Microvascular complications of diabetes
Psychosocial

Examination
Shins
Feet and legs
Injection sites (thigh)
Cutaneous infections
other diseases
Discussion
Treatment for necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
Xanthomata

This 32‐year‐old female has had type I diabetes mellitus for many years and now has a rash on her legs.

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