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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anahita Deylamsalehi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Peripheral neuropathy and ischemia from peripheral vascular disease, which both are mainly due to high blood sugar level, are two critical causes of diabetic foot. Many bacteria could be responsible for diabetic foot infection.
Causes
Common Causes
Common causes of diabetic foot may include:[1][2][3]
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Ischemia from peripheral vascular disease
- In the presence of diabetic foot infection, the following are the most common causes of infections:
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Proteus mirabilis
- Bacteroides fragilis
- Escherichia coli (It wascthe most common gram negative bacteria in one study)
References
- ↑ Roberts AJ, Barry D, Yi-Frazier J, Rutman L, Pihoker C, Malik FS (2021). "Screening for Mental Health Comorbidities in a Pediatric Diabetes Clinic Setting". Clin Diabetes. 39 (1): 97–101. doi:10.2337/cd20-0037. PMC 7839615 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 33551559 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ El-Tahawy AT (2000). "Bacteriology of diabetic foot". Saudi Med J. 21 (4): 344–7. PMID 11533815.
- ↑ Sharma VK, Khadka PB, Joshi A, Sharma R (2006). "Common pathogens isolated in diabetic foot infection in Bir Hospital". Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 4 (3): 295–301. PMID 18603922.