Search on: DIABETIC FOOT 
Descriptors Found: 1
Displaying: 1 .. 1  

 1 / 1 DeCS     
Descriptor English:   Diabetic Foot 
Descriptor Spanish:   Pie Diabético 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Pé Diabético 
Synonyms English:   Foot Ulcer, Diabetic  
Tree Number:   C14.907.320.191
C17.800.893.592.450.200
C19.246.099.500.191
C19.246.099.937.250
Definition English:   Common foot problems in persons with DIABETES MELLITUS, caused by any combination of factors such as DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; and INFECTION. With the loss of sensation and poor circulation, injuries and infections often lead to severe foot ulceration, GANGRENE and AMPUTATION. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coordinate IM with specific type of diabetes mellitus (IM) if pertinent
History Note English:   94 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   31512 
Unique Identifier:   D017719 

Occurrence in VHL: 		 

Similar:
  
DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS