Category Archives: Medical
Diabetes mellitus comprises of a group of metabolic disorders. Below is the list of the complications that may cause by diabetes mellitus.
Ophthalmology
This is the leading cause of new cases of blindness. Diabetic patients are 25 times more prone to eye problems. Although blindness is not rare, but it is preventable!
Background retinopathy
Maculopathy
Non proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Proliferative [...]
Necrotizing fasciitis is a polymicrobial infection. It is characterized by rapidly advancing deep tissue necrosis. It may arise at site of minimal trauma and postoperative incision. Urgent evaluation is crucial because this deadly skin infection has mortality of 100% without surgical intervention. Causes:
Gram- positive bacteria
Gram-negative bacteria
Anaerobes
E.g.: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aerugenosa
10% of cases cause by [...]
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