Risk Factors and Diagnosis of Diabetic Foot Ulceration in Users of the Brazilian Public Health System.
Hígor Chagas CardosoAna Laura de Sene Amâncio ZaraSuélia de Siqueira Rodrigues Fleury RosaGabriel Alves RochaJoão Victor Costa RochaMaria Clara Emos de AraújoPedro de Freitas QuinzaniYaman Paula BarbosaFátima MruéPublished in: Journal of diabetes research (2019)
The present study found an elevated predominance of DM patients in the Brazilian public health system (SUS) featuring cutaneous alterations that may lead to ulcers; these individuals had elevated risks of developing DFU. Furthermore, it was revealed that the feet of patients were not physically examined during treatment.