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If left untreated death is the outcome. The 5 year risk of mortality in diabetic patients with a foot ulcer is 2.5 times higher than diabetic individuals without a foot ulcer.<ref name="pmid28614678">{{cite journal| author=Armstrong DG, Boulton AJM, Bus SA| title=Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Their Recurrence. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2017 | volume= 376 | issue= 24 | pages= 2367-2375 | pmid=28614678 | doi=10.1056/NEJMra1615439 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28614678 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Patients with diabetic foot have an increased risk of all-cause mortality, especially cardiovascular disorders, compared with patients with diabetes without a history of diabetic foot ulcer.[1]
Natural History
If left untreated diabetic ulcer can lead to osteomyelitis requiring amputation and death.[2]
Complications
Diabetic foot ulcer can cause many complications including:[2]
- Sepsis
- Gangrene
- Death
Prognosis
If left untreated death is the outcome. The 5 year risk of mortality in diabetic patients with a foot ulcer is 2.5 times higher than diabetic individuals without a foot ulcer.[2]
References
- ↑ Brownrigg JR, Davey J, Holt PJ, Davis WA, Thompson MM, Ray KK; et al. (2012). "The association of ulceration of the foot with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in patients with diabetes: a meta-analysis". Diabetologia. 55 (11): 2906–12. doi:10.1007/s00125-012-2673-3. PMID 22890823.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Armstrong DG, Boulton AJM, Bus SA (2017). "Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Their Recurrence". N Engl J Med. 376 (24): 2367–2375. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1615439. PMID 28614678.