Wound healing in diabetes mellitus. 1990

W D Morain, and L B Colen
Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire.

Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder whose components have several direct and indirect effects on the healing of wounds. This article examines how diabetes affects wound healing from the standpoint of alterations in the microvasculature, nerve function, and the immune system.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003920 Diabetes Mellitus A heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA and GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE.
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014945 Wound Healing Restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue. Healing, Wound,Healings, Wound,Wound Healings
D014947 Wounds and Injuries Damage inflicted on the body as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity. Injuries,Physical Trauma,Trauma,Injuries and Wounds,Injuries, Wounds,Research-Related Injuries,Wounds,Wounds and Injury,Wounds, Injury,Injury,Injury and Wounds,Injury, Research-Related,Physical Traumas,Research Related Injuries,Research-Related Injury,Trauma, Physical,Traumas,Wound

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