Have you come across patients with diabetes showing spots or lumps on the legs or feet? What is the appropriate strategy to evaluate such patients? The article provides a brief introduction regarding diabetic infections on lower extremities. India is considered at a high risk of diabetes. Diabetes is gaining a status of a potential epidemic in India with above 62 million diagnosed cases. India has topped the list of nations with most diagnosed diabetic cases for several years.
In uncontrolled and severe diabetes cases, patients are prone to infections of lower extremities. These infections can be of three types viz. Superficial diabetic foot infections : These infections include cellulitis and infected ulcers predominantly due to aerobic Gram-positive bacteria. The most common organisms responsible are are Staphylococcus aureus, S. agalactiae, S. pyogenes, and coagulase-negative…
