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Repeated Multiple Episodes of Furunculosis in a Young Brittle Diabetic, Successfully Treated

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT: We report a 36-year-old male, a brittle diabetic, known case of diabetes mellitus for the last 10 years, noncompliant with medications, and presented with repeated episodes of furunculosis. The patient had a history of fever, headache, and one seizure episode in the last week. The patient has brittle diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, and acute on chronic kidney injury with Vitamin D deficiency and iron deficiency anemia. The patient responded well to both systemic and local antibiotics, and all the skin lesions healed with adequate blood sugar management.

Source: Annals of African Medicine

DOI: 10.4103/aam.aam_566_25

Authors: Vijayashree Gokhale, Divam Prakash Singh, Atharvan Sharma Mangalapalli, Mahabir Prasad Mishra

Institutions: Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune

Language: English

Topic: Skin Diseases and Diabetes

Subfield: Dermatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7117689229

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