A Rare Minor Trauma Causing Diabetic Hand Ulcer

A high prevalence of foot ulcers was confirmed among patients with diabetes, which are common indications for hospitalization, and usually associated with a long hospital stay with adverse outcomes including amputation and death. However, a diabetic hand is less recognized and is usually overlooked...

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Main Authors: Kemal Ozyurt, Halit Baykan, Mehmet Ozkose, Emin Silay, Ali Murat Kalender, Mehmet Akif Buyukbese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GESDAV 2013-06-01
Series:Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=18128
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author Kemal Ozyurt
Halit Baykan
Mehmet Ozkose
Emin Silay
Ali Murat Kalender
Mehmet Akif Buyukbese
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Halit Baykan
Mehmet Ozkose
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description A high prevalence of foot ulcers was confirmed among patients with diabetes, which are common indications for hospitalization, and usually associated with a long hospital stay with adverse outcomes including amputation and death. However, a diabetic hand is less recognized and is usually overlooked by clinicians. We see rare serials and case reports about a hand ulcer in diabetic patients. The aim of this case presentation is to explore clinical and treatment elements for a hand ulcer as well as a review of the literature. [Arch Clin Exp Surg 2013; 2(3.000): 207-209]
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spelling doaj.art-b30495ad73ec4e739763aa7a365d99162023-02-15T16:09:09ZengGESDAVArchives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery2146-81332013-06-012320720910.5455/aces.2012041105543018128A Rare Minor Trauma Causing Diabetic Hand UlcerKemal Ozyurt0Halit Baykan1Mehmet Ozkose2Emin Silay3Ali Murat Kalender4 Mehmet Akif Buyukbese5Kahrmanmaras Sutcu Imam University Kahrmanmaras Sutcu Imam University Kahrmanmaras Sutcu Imam University Kahrmanmaras Sutcu Imam University Kahrmanmaras Sutcu Imam University Kahrmanmaras Sutcu Imam UniversityA high prevalence of foot ulcers was confirmed among patients with diabetes, which are common indications for hospitalization, and usually associated with a long hospital stay with adverse outcomes including amputation and death. However, a diabetic hand is less recognized and is usually overlooked by clinicians. We see rare serials and case reports about a hand ulcer in diabetic patients. The aim of this case presentation is to explore clinical and treatment elements for a hand ulcer as well as a review of the literature. [Arch Clin Exp Surg 2013; 2(3.000): 207-209]http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=18128Hand ulcerdiabetes mellitusmicro-traumacross finger flap
spellingShingle Kemal Ozyurt
Halit Baykan
Mehmet Ozkose
Emin Silay
Ali Murat Kalender
Mehmet Akif Buyukbese
A Rare Minor Trauma Causing Diabetic Hand Ulcer
Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery
Hand ulcer
diabetes mellitus
micro-trauma
cross finger flap
title A Rare Minor Trauma Causing Diabetic Hand Ulcer
title_full A Rare Minor Trauma Causing Diabetic Hand Ulcer
title_fullStr A Rare Minor Trauma Causing Diabetic Hand Ulcer
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Minor Trauma Causing Diabetic Hand Ulcer
title_short A Rare Minor Trauma Causing Diabetic Hand Ulcer
title_sort rare minor trauma causing diabetic hand ulcer
topic Hand ulcer
diabetes mellitus
micro-trauma
cross finger flap
url http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=18128
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