Corn cures can damage your feet: an important lesson for diabetic patients

A Foster; M E Edmonds; A K Das; P J Watkins

doi:10.1111/j.1464-5491.1989.tb01286.x

Corn cures can damage your feet: an important lesson for diabetic patients

Diabet Med. 1989 Dec;6(9):818-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1989.tb01286.x.

Authors

A Foster¹, M E Edmonds, A K Das, P J Watkins

Affiliation

¹ Diabetic Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 2533044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1989.tb01286.x

Abstract

Seven diabetic patients rapidly developed severe foot ulceration and sepsis after application of corn cures. Four patients needed forefoot surgery. Corn cures should not be used by diabetic patients.

MeSH terms

Callosities / complications
Callosities / drug therapy*
Diabetes Complications*
Diabetic Neuropathies / complications
Diabetic Neuropathies / physiopathology
Foot
Humans
Necrosis
Nonprescription Drugs / adverse effects*
Sepsis / etiology
Sepsis / pathology
Skin Ulcer / etiology
Skin Ulcer / pathology

Substances

Nonprescription Drugs