Diabetic Soft Tissue Infections - 12/10/23

, Elliot Bishop, MD b, Adora Santos, DO b, Mari Freedberg, MD b, Phillip Kim, MD b, Christopher Sciarretta, MD cRésumé |
Diabetes is a systemic illness that can cause a broad range of physiologic effects. Infection rates and wound healing are both affected through multiple mechanisms. Other physiologic changes increase risk for wounds as well as complex soft tissue infections ranging from simple cellulitis to necrotizing soft tissue infections. Clinicians and surgeons need to have a low index of suspicion for severe infection in a patient presenting with diabetes, and even more so in patients with uncontrolled diabetes.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Diabetic foot, Infection, Diabetes, Necrotizing soft tissue infection, Soft tissue infections, Cellulitis
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Vol 103 - N° 6
P. 1191-1216 - décembre 2023 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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