Bullous Eruption of Diabetes Mellitus

Bullosis diabeticorum in a Newly Discovered Type 2 Diabetes mellitus

“…Local metabolic disturbances [2]and nephropathy have been suggested as a possible etiology [8]. The development of an immunoglobulin-mediated vasculitis has also been postulated [9]. …”

Bullous Eruption of Diabetes Mellitus

“…7 The clinical and histopathological similarity of the lesions and friction bullae is striking. Sulzberger et al,9 using blister-producing apparatus, have shown blisters are more readily produced on the palms and other sites where the skin adheres tightly to underlying structures and the stratum corneum is thick.…”

Diabetic bullae

“…Disturbances in calcium, magnesium and carbohydrate metabolism have been postulated in the literature, 4,8 and excessive exposure to ultraviolet light has also been suggested as a causative factor in a few cases. 13 …”