Tropical diabetic hand syndrome: Epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-28

  Abbas, Zulfiqarali G ^a,b   Archibald, Lennox K ^c  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b Abbas Medical Centre   (Tanzania)

^c Regeneration Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; GANGRENE; HAND AMPUTATION; HAND DISEASE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSECT BITE; INSULIN TREATMENT; MALNUTRITION; NEUROPATHY; NUTRITION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCRATCHING; SEPSIS; STAFF TRAINING; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME; TROPICAL DIABETIC HAND SYNDROME; TROPICAL DISEASE; ULCER;

AFRICA; CELLULITIS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GANGRENE; HAND; HUMANS; INDIA; RISK FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; ULCER;

EID: 14244253568     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200506010-00003     Document Type: Review

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