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2. Diabetic foot infection - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic foot infection is any infection of the foot in a diabetic person. [2] The most frequent cause of hospitalization for diabetic patients is due to foot infections. [ 3 ] Symptoms may include pus from a wound, redness, swelling, pain, warmth, tachycardia , or tachypnea. [ 4 ]

3. Diabetes and Your Feet, What You Need to Know - AOL

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   Oct. 13—(StatePoint) Foot ulcers develop in about 15% of the 25 million Americans living with diabetes and are a top cause of hospitalization. These ulcers can lead to serious complications ...

4. Neuropathic arthropathy - Wikipedia

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   Diabetes is the foremost cause in America today for neuropathic joint disease, [4] and the foot is the most affected region. In those with foot deformity, approximately 60% are in the tarsometatarsal joints (medial joints affected more than lateral), 30% metatarsophalangeal joints, and 10% have ankle disease. Over half of diabetic patients with ...

5. Diabetic foot - Wikipedia

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   Most diabetic foot infections (DFIs) require treatment with systemic antibiotics. The choice of the initial antibiotic treatment depends on several factors such as the severity of the infection, whether the patient has received another antibiotic treatment for it, and whether the infection has been caused by a micro-organism that is known to be ...

6. Not All Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapies Are Created Equal - AOL

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   The therapy can also reduce swelling in damaged tissue, help heal infections, and encourage new blood vessels to grow. ... Each treatment lasts about an hour or two, and patients typically need ...

7. Diabetic foot ulcer - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic foot ulcer is a breakdown of the skin and sometimes deeper tissues of the foot that leads to sore formation. It is thought to occur due to abnormal pressure or mechanical stress chronically applied to the foot, usually with concomitant predisposing conditions such as peripheral sensory neuropathy, peripheral motor neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy or peripheral arterial disease. [1]