The skin and joint manifestations of diabetes mellitus: Superficial clues to deeper issues

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-115

  Bee, Y M ^a   Ng, A C M ^a   Goh, S Y ^a   Tran, J ^a   Kek, P C ^a   Chua, S H ^b   Eng, P H K ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ISOTRETINOIN; STEROID;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ARTHROPATHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC HAND SYNDROME; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT ULCER; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PUVA; REVIEW; SCLEREDEMA DIABETICORUM; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULCER HEALING; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 31944450212     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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