DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i03.053

Pages: 1070-1072

300 cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus attending in and out patient at department of medicine and endocrinology at Govt. District Hospital, Ratlam were evaluated for random basis of study. A total of 181 patients were found to have cutaneous manifestation. Skin tag was accounted in 4.3% of patients. Majority of the patients 58% of patient had duration of diabetes of > 10 years. Following skin manifestations were seen more commonly in males – Viral (8.0%), acanthosis (6.8%), nail changes (5.1%), bacterial (20.5%), keratosis (2.3%) and vitiligo (5.1%) in comparison to females. Following skin manifestations were seen more commonly in females– Fungal (21.8%), skin tag (4.8%) & DD (4.8%) in comparison to males.