Corn Cures Can Damage Your Feet: An Important Lesson for Diabetic Patients

1 December 1989

journal article
Published by Wiley in Diabetic Medicine

Vol. 6 (9) , 818-819
https://doi.org/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.

Keywords

DIABETES
CORN CURES
FOOT ULCERATION

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