[Bullosis diabeticorum: report of ten cases]

Abstract

Background: Bullosis diabeticorum is a rare characteristic complication of diabetes mellitus; it affects 0.5% of diabetics. Bullosis diabeticorum is a manifestation of complicate and longstanding diabetes mellitus.

The aim: of our study was to describe particularities of diabetes in patients suffering of this disease.

Methods: We have led a retrospective study covering a 5 year-period (January 2001 - December 2007) in the dermatology department of the Charles Nicolle's hospital in Tunisia. We selected for this study all cases of bullosis diabeticorum.

Results: During the studied period, 10 cases have been collected. They were in all cases about complicate and long-standing diabetes. Bullosis diabeticorum has a favourable outcome in all cases with symptomatic treatment.

Conclusion: The different cases of bullosis diabeticorum reported in our series were associated to complicate diabetes mellitus what lets suggest that vascular deteriorations led to cutaneous fragility responsible for the skin cleavage.