DIABETIC FOOT: UP DATE IN DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT

The aim of this work is to study the different types of foot infection through well understanding of the pathogensis, clinical features, non invasive investigations and coopled, as well, with number of major amputations.from the pathogenic point of view, most of available literatures stressed that foot infection was found to be common in diabetics because of the impaired leucocytic function, microangiopathy, autosympathectomy and the high dextrose content of tissues as well as the low temperature of the distal lower extremity on which some microorganisms flourish well.