TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Diabetes Complications
KW - Diabetes Mellitus
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
AU - Smith W C
AB - <p>All patients admitted to an ulcer ward in a leprosy hospital over the period of one year were screened for glycosuria. Out of 154 patients screened 4 showed glycosuria. These 4 patients had more severely complicated ulcers evidenced by their longer duration of admission. Early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in leprosy patients with complicated ulcers is important.</p>
BT - Leprosy in India
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/480914?dopt=Abstract
CN - Infolep Library - available
DA - 1979 Apr
IS - 2
J2 - Lepr India
LA - eng
N2 - <p>All patients admitted to an ulcer ward in a leprosy hospital over the period of one year were screened for glycosuria. Out of 154 patients screened 4 showed glycosuria. These 4 patients had more severely complicated ulcers evidenced by their longer duration of admission. Early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in leprosy patients with complicated ulcers is important.</p>
PY - 1979
SP - 236
EP - 8
T2 - Leprosy in India
TI - Screening for diabetes mellitus in leprosy patients with complicated ulcers.
VL - 51
SN - 0024-1024
ER -