Skin Lesions During Diabetes Mellitus: A Descriptive Study in a Hospital Setting
Department of Dermatology and Department of Internal Medicine, Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Corresponding Author: Roy Chowdhury S, Doctus Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Abstract
Cutaneous manifestations are common in diabetes mellitus and are frequently the presenting feature in undiagnosed disease. We described the pattern of skin lesions in 386 consecutive adults attending a diabetes clinic. At least one dermatological finding was present in 71.2%. Fungal infection was the most frequent category, followed by diabetic dermopathy, acanthosis nigricans and xerosis. Lesion burden correlated with glycated haemoglobin and with disease duration, and acanthosis nigricans was strongly associated with measured insulin resistance in the subgroup tested. Routine skin examination at annual diabetic review is a simple adjunct that identifies both poor glycaemic control and a treatable symptom burden that patients often do not report.
Keywords
Diabetes Mellitus; Cutaneous Manifestations; Diabetic Dermopathy; Acanthosis Nigricans; Glycated Haemoglobin; Descriptive Study
How to Cite
Roy Chowdhury S, Banerjee P and Mukherjee R. “Skin Lesions During Diabetes Mellitus: A Descriptive Study in a Hospital Setting”. Doctus Journal of Clinical Medicine 3.5 (2026): 74-83.
Copyright and Licence
© 2026 Roy Chowdhury S. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.