NEUROPATHIC (CHARCOT) JOINTS OCCURRING IN DIABETES MELLITUS
Authors: W M Sheppe
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Case Reports1 September 1953NEUROPATHIC (CHARCOT) JOINTS OCCURRING IN DIABETES MELLITUSW. M. SHEPPE, M.D., F.A.C.P.W. M. SHEPPE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-39-3-625 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe occurrence of gross changes in the bones of the feet as a complication of diabetes mellitus has been described by Bailey and Root,1Joslin, Root, White and Marble,3Parsons and Norton,4Beidelman and Duncan5and others. The recognition of this type of lesion depends upon both clinical and roentgenologic observation. The lesion usually develops insidiously and during periods of uncontrolled diabetes. Signs and symptoms of a diabetic neuritis are usually prominent, while the circulatory status of the extremity may be unimpaired. Perforating ulcers without gross infection or gangrene are often noted. The involved foot is swollen butpainless, even...Bibliography1. BaileyRoot CCHF: Neuropathic foot lesions in diabetes mellitus, New England J. Med. 236: 397, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BaileyRoot CCHF: Personal communication. Google Scholar3. JoslinRootWhiteMarble EPHFPA: Treatment of diabetes, 9th Ed., 1952, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 484. Google Scholar4. ParsonsNorton HWS: The management of diabetic neuropathic joints, New England J. Med. 244: 935, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BeidelmanDuncan BGG: Charcot joints and infectious vascular lesions of bones in diabetes mellitus, Am. J. Med. 12: 43-52, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Wheeling, West Virginia*Received for publication April 15, 1953.From the Department of Internal Medicine, The Wheeling Clinic, Wheeling, West Virginia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEndocrine ArthropathiesDiabetic osteoarthropathyThe Rheumatologic Manifestations of Diabetes MellitusRheumatic disorders associated with diabetes mellitus: Literature reviewDiabetic Osteopathy: Report of a Relentlessly Progressive Case, with Clinico-Pathologic CorrelationsARTHROPATHY OF THE WRIST IN A PATIENT WITH DIABETIC NEURITISPolyarthritis und FemurkopfnekroseDiabetic Charcot JointArthropathia DiabeticaRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (ELEVENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IIWILLIAM D. ROBINSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM S. CLARK, M.D., DARRELL C. CRAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD C. GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., BERNARD M. NORCROSS, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLES RAGAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 September 1953Volume 39, Issue 3Page: 625-629KeywordsBoneDiabetes mellitusHospitalsLesionsSigns and symptomsUlcers Issue Published: 1 September 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...