Diabetic foot syndrome is defined as tissue involvement of the foot distal to the ankle in patients with diabetes caused by diabetes and its complications, i.e., diabetic neuropathy and varying degrees of ischemia. Diabetic foot syndrome can manifest itself typically as leg ulceration or partial gangrene...
Before initiation of antibiotic treatment, a specimen should be obtained for microbiological diagnostics. The first choice is an ulcer biopsy, as this method has the best microbiological diagnostic precision. It is important that the clinician arrives at the choice of diagnostics in consultation with the...
Contribuir a la reducción de la morbilidad de las personas con pie diabético. Establecer criterios técnicos para el diagnóstico, tratamiento y control del pie
diabético en personas con diabetes mellitus tipo 1 y 2 en el primer nivel de
atención. La presente guía técnica tiene como ámbito de apli...
