case series study on skin manifestations in diabetic patients

Abstract

Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the skin manifestation in diabetic patients. Patients and Methods: A case-series study was conducted on 120 diabetes patients having skin manifestation investigated in the Department of Dermatology, PIMS Hospital, Islamabad from 11th March 2021 to 10th March 2022. Study protocol was approved by the institute research and ethical committee. Patients of either gender or age with diabetes mellitus and having at least one skin manifestation were enrolled. Each individual underwent dermatological examination and systemic findings were noted. Blood samples from each individual were taken for measuring the blood glucose level. Skin manifestation images and relevant investigations such as histopathological and microbiological were conducted. SPSS version 26 was used for data analysis.  Results: Of the total 120 DM patients, there were 86 (71.7%) type 2 DM or non-insulin dependent and 34 (28.3%) were type I DM or insulin dependent. Out of 120 DM patients, there were 22 (18.3%) male and 98 (81.7%) females. The overall mean age was 48.62± 16.48 years with an age range 16 to 70 years. The mean duration of the disease was 9.84± 8.42 years varied from 5 months to 25 years.