DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i07.018

Pages: 2389-2395

The present study was conducted in Mamata medical college, Khammam, Telangana state. The principle aim of the study was to compare foot infections among diabetic and non-diabetic patients. It is comprised of 100 cases admitted to surgical wards with foot infections from August 2012 to September 2014. In diabetics 5th decade and in non-diabetics 4th decade was the most common age group presenting with foot infections. 65% of patients with foot infections were males, showing a male predominance in both diabetes (68%) and non-diabetic (62%) patients. Cellulitis of the foot was the most common in both diabetics (40%) and non-diabetics (52%). The incidence of gangrene of foot was considerably higher in diabetics (20%) than in non-diabetics (6%). Trauma was the most common etiologic factor accounting for 76% in diabetics and 86% in non-diabetics. The maximum number of patients presented with Wagner’s grade 3 lesions both in diabetics (46%) and non-diabetics (54%). However Wagner’s grade 4 lesions were more common in diabetics (26%) than in non-diabetics (6%).