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Diabetic bullae

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Link to WHO Definition

Diabetic bullae – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/877816714

Diabetic bullae (bullosis diabeticorum) are uncommon cutaneous complications of diabetes mellitus affecting about 0.5% of diabetics. Tense blisters with a non-inflamed base occur typically on the lower legs and feet. The trunk is rarely affected. The bullae appear spontaneously and may be clear or haemorrhagic. The pathogenesis is not well understood but diabetic angiopathy and polyneuropathy are assumed to be in part responsible.