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Diabetic Dermopathy, Skin Spots

  • See Also
  1. Skin Conditions in Diabetes Mellitus
  2. Acanthosis Nigricans
  3. Necrobiosis Lipoidica diabeticorum
  4. Granuloma Annulare
  5. Diabetic Ulcer
  6. Diabetes Mellitus
  7. Type I Diabetes Mellitus
  8. Type II Diabetes Mellitus
  9. Insulin Resistance Syndrome
  10. Glucose Metabolism
  11. Diabetes Mellitus Education
  12. Diabetes Mellitus Complications
  13. Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  14. Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
  15. Diabetes Mellitus Control in Hospital
  16. Diabetes Mellitus Glucose Management
  17. Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus
  18. Hyperlipidemia in Diabetes Mellitus
  19. Diabetic Retinopathy
  20. Diabetic Nephropathy
  21. Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Epidemiology
  1. Most common skin finding in Diabetes Mellitus
    1. More common if comorbid Diabetic Neuropathy
  2. More common in men
  • Pathophysiology
  1. Skin Hyperpigmentation due to hemosiderin deposition
  2. May be associated with Trauma
  • Symptoms
  1. None
  • Signs
  1. Round hyperpigmented areas
    1. Initial: flat-topped, red and scaly Papules
    2. Later: Depressed below skin level
  2. Distribution
    1. Bilateral shins (most common)
    2. Forearms
    3. Anterior thighs
    4. Lateral feet
  • Course
  1. Heal spontaneously
  2. May leave preciously involved skin with altered pigment
  • References
  1. Habif (1996) Dermatology, p. 624
  2. Marx (2002) Rosen's Emergency Medicine, 1759-60