Resumen

MORENO RODRIGUEZ, Wendi  y  RUIZ SERRANO, Antonio. Dangerous Liaisons: chronic osteomyelitis in a diabetic patient with neuropathic ulcer. Rev Clin Med Fam [online]. 2013, vol.6, n.2, pp.115-117. ISSN 2386-8201.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1699-695X2013000200008.

Osteomyelitis is a common infection associated as a cause of slowly evolving neuropathic ulcers in patients with diabetes mellitus. This group of patients shows a greater tendency towards soft tissue and bone infections in comparison with non-diabetic patients. Infected ulcers significantly increase risk of amputation. We report the case of a type 2 diabetic patient with 25 years' evolution who had a slowly evolving neuropathic ulcer.

Palabras clave : Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetic neuropathies; Osteomyelitis; Diabetic foot.

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