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Skin manifestations are a phrase that describes the cutaneous signs, symptoms, or physiological
modifications of a non-dermatological disorder. The skin often acts as a marker for underlying
diseases (Benedetti, 2021).
2. Diabetic Dermopathy.
Also called shin spots are the most common cutaneous finding
in diabetics. They are round top oval atrophic hyperpigmented
lesions that appear on the lower extremities. Early lesions are
usually elevated and eventually flatten, and they occur
bilaterally with asymmetric distribution.
Diabetic Thick Skin, Scleroderma-Like Skin Changes, Limited Joint Mobility, Scleredema
Diabetocorum, Bullosis Diabeticorum.
Figure 5: Shows pretibial myxedema Figure 6: Shows Onycholysis Figure 7: Shows erythema
Skin Manifestations of hypothyroidism
Other manifestations:
Figure 11: Shows aphthous ulcers
Skin Tags, Acrodermatitis Figure 12: Shows Enterocutaneos Fistulas
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Huang, B. L., Chandra, S., & Shih, D. Q. (2012). Skin manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease.
Frontiers in physiology, 3, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2012.00013