A Study of The Prevalence of Skin Manifestation Among Diabetic Patients Attending Dermatological Outpatient Clinics of Public Hospitals, Sana’a City-Yemen-2023.
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https://doi.org/10.65693/irss.2024.v5i1.374الكلمات المفتاحية:
Diabetes mellitus, Skin manifestation, Prevalence, dermatology, Yemenالملخص
Background: Skin is the largest organ in the body, and effected by many systemic diseases including diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus effected the skin by different mechanism, that lead to varies manifestations and skin problems, some of them appear on asymptomatic patient
and can be the first indictor for the presence of diabetes mellitus and usually go undiagnosed , while others related to the control of diabetes and lead to serious complication which needs control of blood sugar to be treated.
Objective: The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of different skin manifestation on diabetic patients and enhance knowledge regarding their definition, diagnosis, prevention and treatment methods of them.
Methodology: study is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on three of public civilian hospital in Sana'a city, Yemen. A structured Arabic questionnaire was implemented using face-to-face interviews. Statistical analysis had be performed using the SPSS software.
Results: The sample size was eighty-seven 87 participants, among the participants type 1 diabetes mellitus was present in 20 (23%) of participants, while type 2 diabetes mellitus present in 67(77%) of them. Manifestations of skin infection was present as follow fungal infections in 43 (49.4%), bacterial infections in 32(36.8%) and viral infections in 31(35.6%). In non-infectious manifestations dry skin was the commonest detected in 50(57.5%) of patients followed by pruritus 36(41.4 %), acrochordons 26(29.9%), acanthosis nigricans 19(21.8%), Vitiligo 16(18.4%), Necrobiosis lipoidica 13(14%) and Bullosis Diabeticorum 3(3.5%).
Conclusion: Patients with diabetes mellitus either type 1 diabetes mellitus or type 2 diabetes mellitus may be had one or more skin manifestation, which more common in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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