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Biomarker Insights, 2020 Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) characterized by ulcer formation, which can lead to the amputation of lower extremities.
Ignacio I Álvarez-Rodríguez +6 more
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Use of recombinant virus replicon particles for vaccination against Mycobacterium ulcerans disease [PDF]
, 2015 Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a necrotizing disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, which is most prevalent in rural regions of West African countries.
Bolz, Miriam +3 more
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Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers [PDF]
Diabetes Therapy, 2012 Diabetic foot is a serious complication of diabetes which aggravates the patient's condition whilst also having significant socioeconomic impact. The aim of the present review is to summarize the causes and pathogenetic mechanisms leading to diabetic foot, and to focus on the management of this important health issue.
Alexiadou, K, Doupis, J
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Predictors of barefoot plantar pressure during walking in patients with diabetes, peripheral neuropathy and a history of ulceration [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVE:Elevated dynamic plantar foot pressures significantly increase the risk of foot ulceration in diabetes mellitus. The aim was to determine which factors predict plantar pressures in a population of diabetic patients who are at high-risk of foot ...
Barn, Ruth +4 more
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Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2022 Background: Diabetic foot is one of major complication in diabetes patients with unfavorable outcome. Survival study in outpatients is limited and factors related are inconsistent. Survival and its modifiable risk factors should be identified early since
Em Yunir +3 more
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2023 BACKGROUND: The chances of nonhealing foot ulcer among the diabetic is 10-20 times more than people without diabetes. Foot ulcer among diabetes population affects more than 40-60 million globally. There is a dearth of quality data on the factor among the
Sunil Kumar Panigrahi, Sagarika Majumdar
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EUREKA study - The evaluation of real-life use of a biophotonic system in chronic wound management: An interim analysis [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: Interest has grown regarding photobiomodulation (PBM) with low-level light therapy, which has been shown to positively affect the stages of the wound healing process.
Bassetto, Franco +8 more
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Journal of Diabetes Research, 2017 Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder which is characterized by multiple long-term complications that affect almost every system in the body. Foot ulcers are one of the main complications of diabetes mellitus.
Tesfamichael G. Mariam +6 more
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Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University, 2018 The infective diabetic foot ulcer was caused by the high microbial infection affecting the surrounding tissue of the foot. The distal region of a foot was affected by the microbial infection in an uncontrolled situation.
Karthikeyan Elumalai +7 more
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Exploring Resilience When Living with a Wound — An Integrative Literature Review [PDF]
, 2014 The psychological impact for patients with wounds can be significant, and adverse psychological effects frequently occur when there are permanent changes in the body’s structure or function.
Edward, Karen-Leigh, Ousey, Karen
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