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Diabetic Dermopathy
Aka: Diabetic Dermopathy, Skin Spots- See Also
- Skin Conditions in Diabetes Mellitus
- Acanthosis Nigricans
- Necrobiosis Lipoidica diabeticorum
- Granuloma Annulare
- Diabetic Ulcer
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Type I Diabetes Mellitus
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus
- Insulin Resistance Syndrome
- Glucose Metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus Education
- Diabetes Mellitus Complications
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
- Diabetes Mellitus Control in Hospital
- Diabetes Mellitus Glucose Management
- Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus
- Hyperlipidemia in Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Epidemiology
- Most common skin finding in Diabetes Mellitus
- More common if comorbid Diabetic Neuropathy
- More common in men
- Most common skin finding in Diabetes Mellitus
- Pathophysiology
- Skin Hyperpigmentation due to hemosiderin deposition
- May be associated with Trauma
- Symptoms
- None
- Signs
- Course
- Heal spontaneously
- May leave preciously involved skin with altered pigment
- References
- Habif (1996) Dermatology, p. 624
- Marx (2002) Rosen's Emergency Medicine, 1759-60