Association Between Onychomycosis and Foot Ulcers in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
| Autor: | Riza Adaleti, Haci Hasan Abuoglu, Emre Gunay, Hakan Uzunoğlu, Sevil Ozkan, Cebrail Akyüz, Bülent Kaya |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Foot Risk Factors Onychomycosis medicine.medical_specialty 030504 nursing business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Insulin medicine.medical_treatment Significant difference 030206 dentistry General Medicine medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Diabetic foot ulcer Health Care Sciences and Services Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus Medicine In patient Foot ulcers Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri 0305 other medical science business Foot (unit) |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 9, Issue: 3 261-264 Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences |
| ISSN: | 2459-1459 |
| Popis: | Objective: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with many serious health complications such as diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). Onychomycosis increases the risk for foot disorders and limb amputation in DM patients, and if untreated, can result in tissue degradation and DFU. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the association between the incidences of onychomycosis and DFU.Methods: This study included 40 DM patients with DFU (study group) and 40 DM patients without FU (control group). Samples were obtained from the most affected part of the nail. The deep-nail plaque of the right toe was preferred in patients with normal toenail appearance. In addition, mycological examinations were conducted. Values of p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|