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Descriptor English: Diabetic Foot
Descriptor Spanish: Pie Diabético
Descriptor pie diabético
Entry term(s) úlcera del pie diabético
Scope note: Problemas frecuentes en los pies de las personas con DIABETES MELLITUS causados por cualquier combinación de factores tales como NEUROPATÍAS DIABÉTICAS, ENFERMEDADES VASCULARES PERIFÉRICAS e INFECCIONES. Con la pérdida de sensibilidad y una circulación deficiente, las lesiones e infecciones a menudo dan lugar a úlceras graves en los pies, GANGRENA y AMPUTACIÓN QUIRÚRGICA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pé Diabético
Descriptor French: Pied diabétique
Entry term(s): Diabetic Feet
Feet, Diabetic
Foot Ulcer, Diabetic
Foot, Diabetic
Tree number(s): C14.907.320.191
C17.800.893.592.450.200
C19.246.099.500.191
C19.246.099.937.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017719
Scope note: 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, SURGICAL.
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific type of diabetes mellitus (IM) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Diabetes Mellitus (1966-1993)
Foot Diseases (1966-1993)
Foot Ulcer (1992-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31512
Unique ID: D017719
NLM Classification: WK 835
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/12/28
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Diabetic Foot - Preferred
Concept UI M0026785
Scope note 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, SURGICAL.
Preferred term Diabetic Foot
Entry term(s) Diabetic Feet
Feet, Diabetic
Foot, Diabetic
Foot Ulcer, Diabetic - Narrower
Concept UI M0480794
Preferred term Foot Ulcer, Diabetic



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