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DeCS
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
Occurrence in VHL
:
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