Cutaneous Manifestations of Type-II Diabetes Mellitus

OBJECTIVE: To study the cutaneous manifestations in type-II diabetic patients in our tertiary care setup.SETTING: This study was carried out in Medicine Department, Liaquat University Hospital Jamshoro/Hyderabad, Sindh-Pakistan; from January to December 2005.METHODS: Diabetic patients who had skin problems were selected for the study with convenience sampling technique. Then questionnaires were filled for collection of the data.RESULTS: In this study, 72% diabetics had skin infections, whereas 28% patients had non infectious lesions. Fungal infections were the most commonest (50%), followed by 14.4% bacterial infections and viral infections (7.77%). Among fungal infections, Candida albicans was commonest (22.2%). The non infectious lesions were skin tags (8.8%), xanthomas (6.6%), and pruiritis (6.6%).