Neuropathic Ulcer: Diabetes induced neuropathy led ...
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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

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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
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