Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes. Patients need to be informed of the effects of poorly managed diabetes and appropriate care to prevent diabetic neuropathy. This article provides a brief overview of the main complications associated with diabetes and discusses the different types of diabetic neuropathy. Risk factors in the development of diabetic foot ulcers are identif...

Foot infections are common complications in the diabetic population resulting in significant associated morbidity. Several risk factors predispose these individuals to foot infections including, but not limited to, sensory neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, motor neuropathy, atherosclerotic disease, hyperglycemia, and immune dysfunction.5 Medical work-up and treatment of diabetic foot infections...

Objective: To review the risk factors of HIV distal symmetrical polyneuropathy. Methods: A MEDLINE search of the English-language literature using a combination of words (HIV, neuropathy, risk factors) was used to identify original studies, consensus statements, and reviews published in the last 20 years. Results: The various risk factors for HIV-distal symmetrical polyneuropathy. Conclusion: S...

Background Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is one of the common chronic complications of diabetes and a cause of limb amputations. Foot complications are considered to be a serious consequence of diabetes mellitus. At the time of diagnosis, more than 10% of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus have one or two risk factors for foot ulceration and a lifetime risk of 15%. Identifying the extent of ...

Vascular injuries after total knee arthroplasty are uncommon but they can result in serious complications and poor clinical outcome. Early diagnosis and accurate management are important to achieve the best possible result, so postoperative vascular surveillance is advisable, specially with associated risk factors. Although the presence of neuropathy secondary to compression by an expanding pse...

The metabolic syndrome and neuropathy are common conditions, especially in the elderly, that are associated with significant morbidity. Furthermore, the metabolic syndrome is reaching epidemic proportions across the world. Current evidence supports the association of the metabolic syndrome and its individual components with neuropathy. Several clinical trials have demonstrated that treating hyp...