Diabetic foot ulcers following rat bites
Abstract
Author(s): A E Edo, A Eregie, and I U Ezeani

Diabetic foot ulcers are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in individuals with diabetes mellitus.1,2 Diabetic foot ulcer is the leading cause of nontraumatic lower extremity amputations worldwide.3,4 Preceding events of diabetic foot ulcers include trauma, wearing of ill-fitting shoes, and burns.2,5 Reports of diabetic foot ulcers following rat bites are rare. We report here a case of diabetic foot ulcer following rat bites in a female Nigerian.

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