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Descriptor English:   Diabetic Foot 
Descriptor Spanish:   Pie Diabético 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Pé Diabético 
Synonyms English:   Diabetic Feet
Feet, Diabetic
Foot Ulcer, Diabetic
Foot, Diabetic  
Tree Number:   C14.907.320.191
C17.800.893.592.450.200
C19.246.099.500.191
C19.246.099.937.250
Definition English:   Common foot problems in persons with DIABETES MELLITUS, caused by any combination of factors such as DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; and INFECTION. With the loss of sensation and poor circulation, injuries and infections often lead to severe foot ulceration, GANGRENE and AMPUTATION. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coordinate IM with specific type of diabetes mellitus (IM) if pertinent
History Note English:   94 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   31512 
Unique Identifier:   D017719 

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