Case Report of Bullous Diabeticorum: A self-limiting condition with potentially devastating consequences

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Authors

Taylor Allison, Beaumont Health Resident
Randy Semma, Beaumont Health

Description

Bullous diabeticorum (BD) is a skin manifestation of patients with diabetes mellitus with an incidence of about 0.16% per year (Larsen et al) although the condition is believed to be widely underdiagnosed. The blistering disease favors acral regions of the body including the feet. There are no accepted diagnostic tests, and histopathology results are often inconclusive which makes BD a clinical diagnosis of exclusion. It is often self-limiting and resolves in a few weeks without residual sequelae. However, it may present with a secondary bacterial infection which can put patients at risk for soft tissue infections and osteomyelitis requiring more aggressive treatment.

Publication Date

5-4-2023

Disciplines

Podiatry

Recommended Citation

Allison T, Semma R. Case report of bullous diabeticorum: a self-limiting condition with potentially devastating consequences. Presented at Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills 2023 Alvin Yarrows Research Day; 2023 May 4; Farmington Hills, MI.

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2023 Alvin Yarrows Research Day at Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills, Farmington Hills, MI, May 4, 2023.