Endocrine Abstracts

UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF DIABETES FOOT ULCERAM Mousa, G Knight, S Muzulu, J R Rochester. Rotherham General Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham S60 2UD.IntroductionPhalangeal metastases commonly display inflammatory symptoms that mimic an acute infection. We describe a rare case of bronchogenic carcinoma with metastases to the left 3rd and 4th toes, which presented as presumed diabetic foot ulceration.<p cla...

IntroductionPhalangeal metastases commonly display inflammatory symptoms that mimic an acute infection. We describe a rare case of bronchogenic carcinoma with metastases to the left 3rd and 4th toes, which presented as presumed diabetic foot ulceration.Case ReportA 74-year-old diabetic man presented with painful, inflamed and ulcerated left 3rd and 4th toes. A clinical diagnosis of infected diabetic toes was ...