Reposted by Hans Rosenberg
Foot ulcer and diabetes:
A 67-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension presents to the emergency department with a skin ulceration on the bottom of his great toe.
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A 67-year-old man with diabetes presenting with a foot ulcer
A 67-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension presents to the emergency department with a skin ulceration on the bottom of his great toe ([Figure 1][1]). Three weeks before, he had noted breakdown of the skin, and within the last 4 days, he
