The skin in Mellitus Diabetes.

Authors

  • Alfredo Perera Calderín Residente de 2do Año en Medicina General Integral.
  • Aracelys Aguiar Pérez Residente de 2do Año en Medicina General Integral.
  • Meilyn Fernández Martori Residente de 2do Año en Dermatología.
  • Myra M. Guerra Castro Doctora en Ciencias .Especialista de 2do Grado en Dermatología.Profesora Auxiliar
  • Alexander Ramos Godínez Especialista de 1er Grado en Medicina Interna.

Keywords:

DIABETES MELLITUS; PIEL; MANIFESTACIONES CUTÁNEAS; ADULTO; HUMANO

Abstract

Skin has been described as “the organism's mirror”, it may appear damaged not only by cutaneous diseases but by various inner organs affections as well. An average of 30% of patients with diabetes mellitus have some kind of skin's trouble. There are several classifications of dermatological problems in diabetes, most of them very wide, that’s why we made a detailed topic's revision, to show a new classification in the cutaneous lesions of these patients and give a general management in the skin diabetes's problems, it will become the guideline to diminish skin problems and avoid complications from it, at the same time will be a tool to bring a right care in diabetics patient.

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Perera Calderín A, Aguiar Pérez A, Fernández Martori M, Guerra Castro MM, Ramos Godínez A. The skin in Mellitus Diabetes. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2014 Feb. 17 [cited 2026 Apr. 7];25(5):287-92. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/118

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 5 (2003)

Section

Review article

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