[Skin symptoms in diabetic metabolism]. / Hautsymptome bei diabetischer Stoffwechsellage.

ABSTRACT

Diabetes mellitus is a common disease, and the cutaneous manifestations of it are frequently encountered. Some skin diseases have a strong association with diabetes, as necrobiosis lipoidica and diabetic bullae. They can be regarded as a cutaneous marker for diabetes. Other disorders--for example shin spots--also occur in the nondiabetic population. Cutaneous infections may be a sign of poorly controlled diabetes.