Amelanotic malignant melanoma disguised as a diabetic foot ulcer

C L Gregson; T J Allain

doi:10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01338.x

Amelanotic malignant melanoma disguised as a diabetic foot ulcer

C L Gregson, T J Allain

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/CASE REPORT A female patient with diet-controlled Type 2 diabetes mellitus, presented with disseminated malignancy. She had a 15-year history of a diabetic foot ulcer, which was subsequently found to be an amelanotic malignant melanoma. She had recently received immunosuppressive treatment for an episode of nephrotic syndrome secondary to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	924-7
Number of pages	4
Journal	Diabetic Medicine
Volume	21
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01338.x
Publication status	Published - Aug 2004

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Fatal Outcome
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Aged
Melanoma, Amelanotic
Biopsy
Skin Neoplasms
Female
Diabetic Foot

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Amelanotic malignant melanoma disguised as a diabetic foot ulcer

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