Clinical Care: Hallux Amputation Due to Disruption of Diabetes Services in COVID-19 Pandemic, Peshawar, Pakistan

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Diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent endocrine disorders associated with macro and micro vascular complications. Lower limb complications diabetes including Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU) are a major public health issue worldwide. Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) strain coronavirus which causes illness in animals humans. COVID-19 has significantly affected people chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease cancer severe worse outcomes well disruption their routine care provision. We presented case-study 59-year-old patient an unexpected DFU complication that resulted big toe amputation. Therefore it vital for us professional to find innovative ways ensure continuity care/service provision along fight COVID-19.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Journal of diabetes mellitus

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2160-5858', '2160-5831']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/jdm.2021.114013