Risk for Kidney Transplant Failure Quintuples with Postsurgical Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Kidney transplantation is more likely to fail for adults with diabetic kidney disease and diabetic neuropathy who then present with a diabetic foot ulcer after surgery vs. those without foot ulcer, according to findings presented at the American Diabetes Association 79th Scientific Sessions. In addition, common factors for post-transplant diabetic foot ulcers include a prior history of the condition as well as previous peripheral arterial disease.
Rosacea, Other ‘Mimic’ Skin Conditions Often Misdiagnosed as Rheumatic Diseases
Patients with rosacea, livedoid vasculopathy and allergic contact dermatitis present with a multitude of dermatologic symptoms that rheumatologists can easily misdiagnose as rheumatic diseases, according to Anthony Fernandez, MD, PhD, of the Cleveland Clinic. However, he noted that rheumatologists can distinguish these dermatological conditions from their common rheumatic lookalikes — acute lupus, vasculitis and dermatomyositis — by paying attention to onset timing, chronicity and their associated symptoms.
