Frequency of Cutaneous Skin Manifestations Among Patients withDiabetes Mellitus at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-SectionalSurvey
Abstract
Objective: To identify various types of skin-mediated complications of diabetes mellitus and their frequency of presentations in a tertiary care hospital.Methods
It was a cross-sectional study carried out at Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital, Lahore. During the study, 200 diabetic patients were enrolled. Patients were assessed in detail on the basis of history taking and detailed dermatological examination. Data was analyzed for frequency of different types of skin manifestations and their correlation with diabetic control (as evidenced by HbA1c and BSR charting of patients).Results
Out of 200 patients, 122 had poor control as indicated by a high HbA1c of above 7% and 78 patients had a good control of blood sugar as seen by HbA1c value of less than or equal to 7%. Among these patients, 162 patients had infectious cutaneous complications (81%), 67 patients had vascular mediated cutaneous manifestations (33.5%) and 141 patients had mixed vascular and infectious complications (70.4%).Conclusion
Study concluded that majority of patients with diabetes mellitus presented with infectious cutaneous complications, followed by, mixed (vascular and infectious) complications and the least common mode of presentation was vascular complications of skin.Keywords:
Frequency, skin manifestation, diabetes mellitus, patients.Published
2025/08/23
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