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diabetic foot injury long evolution

diabetic foot injury long evolution

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Top Doctors editorial
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Created by: Top Doctors editorial
Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 17/03/2019

The diabetic foot is a disease that is generated from an injury that goes unnoticed by the patient. The most spectacular is problem that can cause amputation of the foot or leg

Dr. José Augusto Miranda Henriquez

diabetic foot symptoms The diabetic foot is a complication caused by 3 main components, one infectious, neuropathy and peripheral artery disease, and injury predisposing factor, usually the shoes and clothing of people, personal hygiene, by an inadvertent small injury, pebble in the shoe, something like that causes injury.

This disease has a high impact on the patient because it alters radically your lifestyle. The most cumbersome problem that can occur is the need for surgery on the foot or leg, and as main result, amputation of a limb.

Origin of disease

Usually occur foot injuries, that is the main symptom, these are caused by poor hygiene in footwear, nail fungus, for not wearing proper footwear, and half the time are injuries not noticed by neuropathy patients They do not realize they have an injury.

The diagnosis of diabetic foot is 100% clinical, long-standing injury in the foot in a diabetic patient usually does suspect.

Preventing diabetic foot is patient education, early review of the morphology of the foot and recommendations regarding footwear, footholds and skin care.

The very same recommendations for patients with diabetes mellitus are made to patients with diabetic foot