Tinea pedis and onychomycosis frequency in diabetes mellitus patients and diabetic foot ulcers: A cross sectional - observational study

AKKUŞ G., EVRAN M., GÜNGÖR D., KARAKAŞ M., SERT M., Tetiker T.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.32, sa.4, ss.891-895, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12669/pjms.324.10027
  • Dergi Adı: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.891-895
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Diabetic foot ulcer, Diabetes mellitus, Onychomycosis, Tinea pedis, RISK-FACTORS, PREVALENCE, INFECTIONS, TURKEY, MANIFESTATIONS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, NAILS, SKIN
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Impaired cellular immunity and reduced phagocytic function of polymorphonuclear leukocytes facilitate the development of skin fungal and bacterial infections due to uncontrolled hyperglycemia in diabetic patients. In our study, we aimed to assess onychomycosis and/or tinea pedis frequency in diabetic patients, and effects on the development of chronic complications, particularly foot ulcer.