Melanoma Misdiagnosed as Multiple Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Case Report
Malignant skin ulcerations may mimic diabetic foot ulcers leading to misdiagnosis. In this case report, we discuss an uncommon but severe problem of malignant tumors initially misdiagnosed as diabetic foot ulcers, underlying the need to improve medical awareness, diagnostics, and approaches for the...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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| author | Nadezhda V Maksimova Aleksey O Kovylov Mikhail E Krasheninnikov Marina V Kovina Alexey V Lyundup Denis S Baranovskii Ilya D Klabukov |
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Malignant skin ulcerations may mimic diabetic foot ulcers leading to misdiagnosis. In this case report, we discuss an uncommon but severe problem of malignant tumors initially misdiagnosed as diabetic foot ulcers, underlying the need to improve medical awareness, diagnostics, and approaches for therapy once the correct diagnosis is made. We describe the case of an 82-year-old male with diabetes mellitus and melanoma metastases initially misdiagnosed as diabetic foot ulcers. In diabetic patients, several skin disorders may coexist on the same foot, including actual diabetic foot ulcers and skin cancers. Among multiple skin disorders that coexist on the foot of a diabetic patient, the skin metastases may be misdiagnosed as diabetic foot ulcers. Significant efforts should be made to create new non-invasive, rapid diagnostic techniques to eliminate misdiagnoses of skin disorders in diabetic patients.
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| spelling | doaj.art-04421189f085452a8c147ce74bf011762023-02-20T08:35:36ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942023-01-01601210.18502/acta.v60i12.11833Melanoma Misdiagnosed as Multiple Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Case ReportNadezhda V Maksimova0Aleksey O Kovylov1Mikhail E Krasheninnikov2Marina V Kovina3Alexey V Lyundup4Denis S Baranovskii5Ilya D Klabukov6Department of Endocrinology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia. AND Central Clinical Hospital of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow, RussiaState Moscow Endocrine Dispensary, Moscow, RussiaResearch and Educational Resource Center for Cellular Technologies, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, RussiaResearch and Educational Resource Center for Cellular Technologies, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia .Research and Educational Resource Center for Cellular Technologies, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia . AND N.P. Bochkov Research Center for Medical Genetics, Moscow, RussiaResearch and Educational Resource Center for Cellular Technologies, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia . AND Department of Regenerative Medicine, National Medical Research Radiological Center, Obninsk, RussiaResearch and Educational Resource Center for Cellular Technologies, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia . ANDDepartment of Regenerative Medicine, National Medical Research Radiological Center, Obninsk, Russia. AND Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Obninsk, Russia Malignant skin ulcerations may mimic diabetic foot ulcers leading to misdiagnosis. In this case report, we discuss an uncommon but severe problem of malignant tumors initially misdiagnosed as diabetic foot ulcers, underlying the need to improve medical awareness, diagnostics, and approaches for therapy once the correct diagnosis is made. We describe the case of an 82-year-old male with diabetes mellitus and melanoma metastases initially misdiagnosed as diabetic foot ulcers. In diabetic patients, several skin disorders may coexist on the same foot, including actual diabetic foot ulcers and skin cancers. Among multiple skin disorders that coexist on the foot of a diabetic patient, the skin metastases may be misdiagnosed as diabetic foot ulcers. Significant efforts should be made to create new non-invasive, rapid diagnostic techniques to eliminate misdiagnoses of skin disorders in diabetic patients. https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/10256Diabetic foot ulcerMelanomaMisdiagnosisSkin cancerCase report |
| spellingShingle | Nadezhda V Maksimova Aleksey O Kovylov Mikhail E Krasheninnikov Marina V Kovina Alexey V Lyundup Denis S Baranovskii Ilya D Klabukov Melanoma Misdiagnosed as Multiple Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Case Report Acta Medica Iranica Diabetic foot ulcer Melanoma Misdiagnosis Skin cancer Case report |
| title | Melanoma Misdiagnosed as Multiple Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Case Report |
| title_full | Melanoma Misdiagnosed as Multiple Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Melanoma Misdiagnosed as Multiple Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Melanoma Misdiagnosed as Multiple Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Case Report |
| title_short | Melanoma Misdiagnosed as Multiple Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Case Report |
| title_sort | melanoma misdiagnosed as multiple diabetic foot ulcer a case report |
| topic | Diabetic foot ulcer Melanoma Misdiagnosis Skin cancer Case report |
| url | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/10256 |
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