Ultrasound and Clinical Alterations in the Foot of Children with Obesity and Diabetes.

Martina Pappalardo Laura GoriEmioli RandazzoRiccardo MorgantiMichelangelo ScaglioneMargherita ValianiAlessandra Beni Maria Elisa Di Cicco Diego Giampietro Peroni Ferdinando Franzoni Pasquale Comberiati

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

Children with T1D show structural alterations of plantar soft tissues which seem related to body mass increase rather than diabetes pathology. Ultrasound is a valuable tool to assess early structural changes of the foot in young people with an elevated BMI.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
magnetic resonance imaging
young adults
glycemic control
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight gain
body mass index
gene expression
weight loss
ultrasound guided
adipose tissue
middle aged
computed tomography
skeletal muscle
high fat diet induced