Syncope
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DIABETIC DERMOPATHY
Diabetes-related dermopathy is a harmless skin condition that affects people living with diabetes. It looks like small, round brownish patches and usually appears on your shins. There’s no treatment for diabetes-related dermopathy, but makeup and moisturizer can help with its appearance.
Diabetes-related dermopathy (often called “shin spots”) is a fairly common skin condition that affects people who are living with diabetes, including Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes-related dermopathy looks like small, round pink, reddish or brown patches on the skin. They can look like scars and be indented. They’re generally 1 centimeter to 2.5 centimeters in size(1/4"-1/2").
The patches are harmless and don’t itch, ooze liquid or cause pain. Diabetes-related dermopathy most often appears on the front of both of lower legs (on the shins), but one leg may have more patches than the other. It can also appear on other parts of the body, such as thighs and arms,
Diabetes-related dermopathy is usually asymptomatic, meaning it does not cause symptoms like pain or itching.
Characteristics of the diabetes-related dermopathy spots that develop on the skin include spots that are:
- Pink, reddish or brown.
- Round or oval.
- Slightly indented into your skin and/or somewhat scaly.
- Bilateral, meaning they appear on the skin of both legs or both arms at the same time.
The spots last for many months. Over time, the clusters of spots may look like age spots.
Diabetes-related dermopathy is usually asymptomatic, meaning it doesn’t cause symptoms like pain or itching.
Characteristics of the diabetes-related dermopathy spots that develop on your skin include spots that are:
- Pink, reddish or brown.
- Round or oval.
- Slightly indented into your skin and/or somewhat scaly.
- Bilateral, meaning they appear on the skin of both of your legs or both of your arms at the same time.
The spots last for many months. Over time, the clusters of spots may look like age spots.
Diabetes-related dermopathy itself is harmless. However, diabetes-related dermopathy can be a warning sign of diabetes complications such as neuropathy, nephropathy and retinopathy.
If one has signs of diabetes-related dermopathy, be sure to contact a healthcare provider promptly. In some cases, diabetes-related dermopathy “helps” with early diagnosis and prevention of these diabetes complications.
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