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Charles Crutchfield, III, MD

Diagnosis

bullous diabeticorum cutaneous horn

Body Site

foot toe

Age

40 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

skin color brown

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 40-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes developed recurrent bullae on his feet with frequent episodes of secondary bacterial infection. He was treated with aggressive local care and oral antibiotics.

Description

symmetric bullae with surrounding crust and scale; amputation of second distal toe

Categories

diabetes mellitus associated vesiculobullous eruptions

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6/30/2003 22:01:50

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