Diabetes Mellitus is a common metabolic disorder associated with significant dermatological alterations. This study was set out to demonstrate the pattern of the various dermatological disorders seen among diabetic population in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex Ile Ife, a tertiary health care institution in south west Nigeria. Infective skin conditions appear to occur with greater frequency compared to the non-infective dermatoses and poor glycaemic control seems to be the most significant predictor of the presence of such skin lesions (p0.001).Among diverse numbers of cutaneous lesions seen in this study, superficial fungal infections accounted for the highest prevalence and was seen in 35.4%. Pruritus ranked next with a prevalence of 16.7%. Others include Diabetic dermopathy (14.8%), acanthosis nigricans (4.9%), and Diabetic thick skin seen in 4% etc. The overall prevalence of cutaneous lesions in this study was 73%.
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