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The '''diabetic foot''' is "common foot problems in persons with diabetes mellitus, caused by any combination of factors such as [[diabetic neuropathy|diabetic neuropathies]]; [[peripheral vascular disease]]s; and infection. | The '''diabetic foot''' is "common foot problems in persons with [[diabetes mellitus]], caused by any combination of factors such as [[diabetic neuropathy|diabetic neuropathies]]; [[peripheral vascular disease]]s; and infection. With the loss of sensation and poor circulation, injuries and infections often lead to severe foot ulceration, [[gangrene]] and [[amputation]]."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:41, 20 February 2008
The diabetic foot is "common foot problems in persons with diabetes mellitus, caused by any combination of factors such as diabetic neuropathies; peripheral vascular diseases; and infection. With the loss of sensation and poor circulation, injuries and infections often lead to severe foot ulceration, gangrene and amputation."[1]
Diagnosis
The signs of underlying osteomyelitis are "an ulcer area larger than 2 cm2, a positive probe-to-bone test result, an erythrocyte sedimentation rate of more than 70 mm/h, and an abnormal plain radiograph" according to a systematic review by the Rational Clinical Examination.[2] A normal magnetic resonance imaging makes osteomyelitis unlikely.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Diabetic foot (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Sonia Butalia et al., “Does This Patient With Diabetes Have Osteomyelitis of the Lower Extremity?,” JAMA 299, no. 7 (February 20, 2008): 806-813.