Foot ulcers in previously undiagnosed diabetes mellitus.

Frequency of Undiagnosed Diabetes Mellitus among Patients with Stroke

Background: Stroke is one of the common causes of disability and death in the world. Furthermore, diabetes mellitus is among the main risk factors for cerebrovascular events. However, a high percentage of individuals with diabetes mellitus are unaware of their disease.  Objectives: To determine the frequency of Undiagnosed Diabetes mellitus (UD) in patients with stroke. Materials & Methods: I...

Preventing foot ulcers in patients with diabetes.

CONTEXT Among persons diagnosed as having diabetes mellitus, the prevalence of foot ulcers is 4% to 10%, the annual population-based incidence is 1.0% to 4.1%, and the lifetime incidence may be as high as 25%. These ulcers frequently become infected, cause great morbidity, engender considerable financial costs, and are the usual first step to lower extremity amputation. OBJECTIVE To systemati...

Assessment of depressive symptoms in people with diabetes mellitus and foot ulcers.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the intensity of symptoms of depression in patients with diabetic foot ulcers. METHODS a exploratory, descriptive, analytical and cross-sectional study was held at the wound clinic of a public hospital in Sorocaba, São Paulo State, Brazil. Fifty patients with diabetes mellitus and foot ulcers were enrolled. To assess the intensity of the symptoms of depression, a Beck De...

Association between peripheral arterial disease and diabetic foot ulcers in patients with diabetes mellitus

Undiagnosed Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Herpes Zoster

BACKGROUND Herpes Zoster (HZ) is reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus that involves dermatomes. Aging and immunosupressed states are among the main risk factors. Some investigations showed that HZ is more common in diabetic patients than in normal population. AIM To determine whether undiagnosed DM is more common in patients with HZ than in those without it. MATERIALS AND METHODS I...