Bacteriological and Immunological study in Diabetic foot

This study was done in Internal Medicine and Clinical Pathology departments, Faculty of Medicine Zagazig University Hospitals. It included 60 subjects. They were classified into three groups:Group I: including 20 diabetic patients without foot ulcer admitted to internal medicine department.Group II: including 20 diabetic patients with foot ulcer admitted to diabetic foot department.Group III: including 20 apparently healthy subjects taken as controls.All patients were subjected to the following:1- Full history taking, complete clinical examination and drugs intake.2- Complete blood count (CBC).3- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).4- Urea and creatinine.5- Random blood sugar (RBS).6- Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c).7- Interlukin 6 (IL-6).