Abstract
Background: Aim:Skin involvement in Diabetes mellitus is very common and occurs in 43-66% of diabetics. To study the cutaneous manifestation in patients with diabetes mellitus attending Dermatology OPD at Saveetha Medical College. Seventy-ve patients withMethod: diabetes mellitus and having skin problem at Saveetha Medical College were included in this study. Clinical details regarding age, sex, duration of diabetes, mode of treatment for diabetes and detailed dermatological examination were done in all the patients. Patients having skin changes secondary to pregnancy were excluded in this study. An informed consent was taken from all the patients. The most common cutaneousResults: manifestations observed in our study were infections (87%) followed by acanthosis nigricans (42.6%) and skin tags (29.3%). EarlyConclusion: detection of skin manifestations in diabetes mellitus is important as to avoid or properly manage the complications and to prevent disability.
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