Red, Hot Swollen Foot in a Diabetic Patient: Charcot or Not?
As Dr. David Armstrong stated " Physicians and Surgeons Have Poor Knowledge about Signs, Symptoms of This Sinister Foot Condition".(1) The Wound Care Experts have developed an algorithm that summarizes the best available evidence for management of Charcot Neuropathic Osteoarthropathy, commonly referred to as the Charcot Foot.
(1) Schmidt, B. M., Wrobel, J. S., & Holmes, C. M. (2017). Physician knowledge of a rare foot condition–influence of diabetic patient population on self-described knowledge and treatment. Clinical diabetes and endocrinology, 3(1), 2.
Médico - Assistente Hospitalar graduada Cirurgia Geral
6 年Thanks for your posting. Very good algorithm
Chief of Podiatry at Northern Navajo Medical of the US Department of Health & Human Services-IHS
6 年A simple x-ray is needed. Too much guessing causes delayed diagnosis.
CEO at Fournier Foot Care Center
6 年Thank you for putting this information out there for all to see. As a long standing Pedorthic Lab we see the results of both, the misdiagnosed, with severely deformed feet as well as the early diagnosed and properly treated Charcot foot. Great article!
Primary Nurse Case Administrator at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas
6 年Thanks for posting this algorithm. Thanks for sharing with us.
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6 年This has a wide range of differential diagnosis. Thanks for sharing