Bullosis Diabeticorum: Rare Presentation in a Common Disease

A 27-year-old African American male presented with a sudden onset of blisters. He had a past medical history of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus type I, diabetic vasculopathy, and neuropathy. The physical examination revealed nonerythematous skin denudations on both elbows and lateral aspect of arm bi...

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Main Authors:	Gupta, Vineet, Gulati, Neha, Bahl, Jaya, Bajwa, Jaswinder, Dhawan, Naveen
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4251093/

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spelling	pubmed-42510932014-12-04 Bullosis Diabeticorum: Rare Presentation in a Common Disease Gupta, Vineet Gulati, Neha Bahl, Jaya Bajwa, Jaswinder Dhawan, Naveen Case Report A 27-year-old African American male presented with a sudden onset of blisters. He had a past medical history of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus type I, diabetic vasculopathy, and neuropathy. The physical examination revealed nonerythematous skin denudations on both elbows and lateral aspect of arm bilaterally. Investigations which included skin biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of bullosis diabeticorum. The bullae were treated with hydrotherapy and healed with no complications in 4 weeks. We present this case to illustrate the rare occurrence of diabetic bulla in a diabetic patient especially with poor glycemic control. The case is also a reminder of the importance of diabetes screening in nondiabetic patients who are diagnosed with diabetic bulla. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-11-18 /pmc/articles/PMC4251093/ /pubmed/25478251 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/862912 Text en Copyright © 2014 Vineet Gupta et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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author	Gupta, Vineet Gulati, Neha Bahl, Jaya Bajwa, Jaswinder Dhawan, Naveen
spellingShingle	Gupta, Vineet Gulati, Neha Bahl, Jaya Bajwa, Jaswinder Dhawan, Naveen Bullosis Diabeticorum: Rare Presentation in a Common Disease
author_facet	Gupta, Vineet Gulati, Neha Bahl, Jaya Bajwa, Jaswinder Dhawan, Naveen
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title	Bullosis Diabeticorum: Rare Presentation in a Common Disease
title_short	Bullosis Diabeticorum: Rare Presentation in a Common Disease
title_full	Bullosis Diabeticorum: Rare Presentation in a Common Disease
title_fullStr	Bullosis Diabeticorum: Rare Presentation in a Common Disease
title_full_unstemmed	Bullosis Diabeticorum: Rare Presentation in a Common Disease
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description	A 27-year-old African American male presented with a sudden onset of blisters. He had a past medical history of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus type I, diabetic vasculopathy, and neuropathy. The physical examination revealed nonerythematous skin denudations on both elbows and lateral aspect of arm bilaterally. Investigations which included skin biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of bullosis diabeticorum. The bullae were treated with hydrotherapy and healed with no complications in 4 weeks. We present this case to illustrate the rare occurrence of diabetic bulla in a diabetic patient especially with poor glycemic control. The case is also a reminder of the importance of diabetes screening in nondiabetic patients who are diagnosed with diabetic bulla.
publisher	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
publishDate	2014
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Bullosis Diabeticorum: Rare Presentation in a Common Disease

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