REVIEW ARTICLE
Recent Insights On Diabetic Dermopathy
Rashmi Saxena Pal*, Pranay Wal, Yogendra Pal, Ankita Wal
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2019Volume: 13
First Page: 8
Last Page: 12
Publisher ID: TODJ-13-8
DOI: 10.2174/1874372201913010008
Article History:
Received Date: 19/12/2018Revision Received Date: 24/01/2019
Acceptance Date: 08/02/2019
Electronic publication date: 28/02/2019
Collection year: 2019
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
Diabetic dermopathy consists of small, round, brown atrophic skin lesions that occur on the shins of patients with diabetes. Its proper diagnosis is essential for proper management.
Objective:
The present study has been undertaken to study the complications, signs, symptoms, prevention and cure of dermopathy caused by diabetes.
Material and Methods:
Dermopathy was studied in brief with the help of literature available in the form of articles, various databases, medical news, etc.
Result:
Proper diagnosis and cure are necessary at early stages to prevent future complications associated with it.
Conclusion:
Diabetic dermopathy requires no treatment, but may be a surrogate for more serious complications of diabetes, which require investigation and management.