Muhammad Adeel Arshad Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Background: Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU) is a hazardous consequence of diabetic foot disease with a very high rate of amputation. Diabetic foot ulcers may be neuropathic, ischemic or neuro-ischemic in nature and the type of DFU influences the course of the disease and it is important in deciding the management of foot ulcer.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Hafiza Ammarah Sadiq*, Mehwish Iftikhar, Muhammad Javed Ahmed, Amna Rizvi, and Muhammad Adeel Arshad
Background: Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU) is a hazardous consequence of diabetic foot disease with a very high rate of amputation. Diabetic foot ulcers may be neuropathic, ischemic or neuro-ischemic in nature and the type of DFU influences the course of the disease and it is important in deciding the management of foot ulcer.
Objective: To determine the frequency of vascular, neuropathic and neuro-ischemic foot ulcers and to study the association of each type with the presence of infection presenting in a tertiary care diabetes center.
Material & Methods: This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted from July 2019 to December 2019 in diabetes management center services hospital Lahore. Adult patients presenting with diabetic foot ulcers were assessed for neu... view moreĀ»