Neuropathic Ulcer: Diabetes induced neuropathy led to development of the ulcer shown above. The Q-tip easily passes to the level of the underlying bone, clinical evidence of osteomyelitis. Incidentally, this is not painful to the patient as he is insensate. Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of Clinical Images #Clinical #Photo #Toes #Foot #Diabetic #Neuropathic #Ulcer #Osteomyelitis #Probe #UCSDH
Clinical Professor, University of California San Diego - Division of Hospital Medicine, - Images shared with permission from the UCSD Catalog of Clinical Images - https://meded.ucsd.edu/clinicalimg/browse.htm