1. What is the definition of ulcer?
ulcers are open sores on the skin surface or mucous membrane and ulceration is the death of an extensive network and is accompanied saprofit invasive germs. The existence of these bacteria cause ulcers saprofit smelling, diabetic ulcers is one of the clinical symptoms and course of the disease diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy.
2. What is the definition of diabetic foot ulcers?
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) is a complication associated with morbidity caused by diabetes mellitus. Diabetic foot ulcers are serious complications associated with diabetes.
3. How physiological occurrence of diabetic foot ulcers?
Ulcers occur because of narrowed arteries and in addition there is also an excess of sugar in the network which is a very good medium for bacteria, ulcers occur in areas that often get the press out of or trauma to the sole of the foot ulcer usual round of more than 1 cm in diameter containing the mass horn fat tissue, pus, and crusting over.
4. How patofisiologis on diabetic foot problems?
three different processes play a role in diabetic foot problems:
1) caused by ischemia and mikroangiopati makroangiopati
2) neuropathy: sensory, motor, and autonomic
3) sepsis: tissue containing glucose saturated support bacterial growth.
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