Diabetic skin symptoms?

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According to relevant data, the proportion of diabetic patients suffering from skin diseases is about 25% - 30%. Clinically, diabetic patients with skin disease as the first symptom or chief complaint account for about 2% - 3% of the total number of outpatients in dermatology department, which should be highly valued by clinicians and patients. So, what skin diseases are diabetic patients prone to? Let's talk about it.

Diabetic skin symptoms?

1、 Pruritus vulvae is mainly manifested as intractable pruritus without primary skin rash around vulva and anus. Due to severe scratching, eczema like changes often appear in the lesion site, and secondary bacterial and fungal infections may occur. The degree of pruritus is in direct proportion to the value of blood glucose. Antihistamines have no obvious effect, but as long as the blood glucose is effectively controlled, the rash will gradually subside.

2、 Diabetic gangrene is one of the most serious complications of diabetes. This disease is often accompanied by large artery occlusion and toe ulcer. This kind of ulcer is dry gangrene; If there is no arterial occlusion, ulcers are likely to occur at the foot edge, sole and dorsum. This ulcer is wet gangrene. The disease is mainly due to diabetes patients do not have a good control of blood sugar caused. If diabetic patients have sensory nerve disorders and pain or temperature paralysis, special attention should be paid to prevent scald and trauma, so as to avoid gangrene.

3、 Due to the low immune function of diabetic patients, infectious skin diseases are easy to be complicated with fungal, bacterial and viral infections, which lead to a variety of infectious skin diseases: ① fungal infectious diseases: mainly refers to the diseases caused by Candida and dermatophytes. Vulvar genitalia, groin, oral cavity, paronychia and the third to fourth finger (toe) suture were the most susceptible sites for Candida infection; Dermatophytes are easy to infect the groin, hands and feet, head and other parts. ② Bacterial infection is widespread, inflammation is obvious, and gangrene often appears.

matters needing attention

Among the above skin diseases that diabetics are easy to get, skin itching, skin infection and xanthoma are caused by abnormal intermediate metabolites in diabetics, which are directly related to blood glucose, blood lipid and other indicators. Therefore, when blood glucose is effectively controlled, the skin condition will be relieved. Bullous disease and lipid like progressive necrosis are related to the chronic degenerative changes of diabetes mellitus. This kind of skin disease occurs slowly and is difficult to treat.