Characteristics of diabetic foot lesions and its complications

• Main Authors: Carla Luiza da Silva (Author), Cintia Moleta (Author), Emanoel Severo (Author), Maria Dagmar da Rocha Gaspar (Author), Mariane Antunes Cavalheiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases, and the third leading cause of morbidity and mortality, involving some complications, leaving the patient vulnerable. The aim of this work was to determine the prevalence of lower limb amputations due to diabetic ulcers of patients with infection a...