Diabetic dermopathy and internal complications in diabetes mellitus (original) (raw)

1998, International Journal of Dermatology

Background Diabetic dermopathy is the most common cutaneous marker of diabetes Units, Rambam Medical Center, mellitus. The relationship of diabetic dermopathy to internal complications of diabetes Haifa, and The Bruce Rappaport mellitus, such as nephropathy, retinopathy, and neuropathy, is still unknown. Faculty of Medicine, Technicon-Israel Methods The possible role of diabetic dermopathy as a clinical sign of internal complications Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel in diabetes mellitus was investigated. One hundred and seventy-three patients with diabetes Correspondence mellitus, of whom 125 (72%) had insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and 48 (28%) had Reuven Bergman, MD non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, were studied. Department of Dermatology Results Diabetic dermopathy was present in 69 (40%) of patients, statistically more Rambam Medical Center significant in patients 50 years of age and older. The mean diabetic duration was significantly