Frequency of Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Presenting with Diabetic Foot Ulcer

• Main Authors: Sarwat Ashraf (Author), Asif Aziz (Author), Mir Tahir Hussain Talpur (Author), Sagheer Ahmed Solangi (Author), Khalil Ullah Shabir (Author), Ghazala Usman (Author), Moiz Ahmed (Author), Kiran Abbas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: ziauddin University, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: Recent evidence states that about a quarter of all diabetic patients will experience an ulcer on foot at some point in their lifetime and 15-25% of these will require foot amputation. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Type 2 diabe...