Fatma Hussain; Muhammad Arif Mann; Munir Ahmed
Volume 12, Issue 2 , 2009, , Pages 47-51
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Background: Endocrine disorders occasionally manifest themselves by their associated or induced cutaneous abnormalities. Skin is a frequently overlooked source of pathology. Several cutaneous abnormalities are more prevalent in diabetes mellitus. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the frequency ...
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Background: Endocrine disorders occasionally manifest themselves by their associated or induced cutaneous abnormalities. Skin is a frequently overlooked source of pathology. Several cutaneous abnormalities are more prevalent in diabetes mellitus. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the frequency of skin infections among type 2 diabetic patients and associated risk factors in Faisalabad, PakistanMethods: Type 2 diabetic patients (disease duration >1 year) and healthy volunteers were recruited and skin infections were assessed.Results: Diabetes related skin infections were detected in 43% of type 2 diabetic patients and in 22.5% of the control subjects. Onychomychosis, candida vaginitis and herpes simplex were identified in 9.2 % of the diabetic patients compared to 2.5% of the control subjects. Skin infections had an insignificant association with sex, mean age, age at diabetes diagnosis, diabetes duration, secondary complications of diabetes, blood glucose and cumulative haemoglobin.Conclusion: A broad spectrum of cutaneous disorders was seen in type 2 patients. While the pathogenesis of the most of the skin lesions remains ambiguous, additional studies should be performed to determine whether skin lesions could be used for predicting imminent diabetic complications.
R Salman Poor; M Mir Nezami
Volume 8, Issue 4 , 2005, , Pages 276-280
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Background an objective: Renal transplantation may be considered as the only effective long-term therapy for chronic renal failure. Better surgical techniques and recent advances in immunosuppressive therapy allows patients to survive for many years. However, cutaneous lesions (Cosmetic, infectious, ...
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Background an objective: Renal transplantation may be considered as the only effective long-term therapy for chronic renal failure. Better surgical techniques and recent advances in immunosuppressive therapy allows patients to survive for many years. However, cutaneous lesions (Cosmetic, infectious, pre-cancerous and neoplastic) can be a significant problem for this group of patients. This study was performed to determine the frequency of skin lesions in renal transplant recipients (RTR) in Shiraz university of medical sciences in 2003-04. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was done on RTR operated in transplantation center, Namazi hospital in Shiraz. They had a complete dermatologic history taken and received a thorough dermatologic examination in the department of dermatology at Faghihi hospital. Results: From July 2003 to October 2004 two hundred (130 males and 70 females) patients with a mean age of 39 years were studied. Hypertrichosis was the most commonly observed dermatologic conition, which was observed in 191 cases. The most common skin infection was wart presented in 101 cases. Eight patients had non-melanoma skin cancer. Conclusion: Awareness of RTRs and their medical personnel about cutaneous complications of renal transplantation as well as early referral of these patients to dermatologists to treat their lesions can improve their quality of life and survival.
