A Rare & Complex Case of Neuro-Pathic Diabetic FootCharcot Marie Tooth Disease

Khalid MS*, Akram R, Goel R, Elmetwally A, Elsantawy H, Khan Waheed A, Haleim AA and Buxton J

Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn, UK

^*Correspondance to: Sufian Khalid M 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.3206

Abstract

Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) disease is an inherited nerve disorder that causes abnormalities in the nerves that supply feet, legs, hands and arms with both motor and sensory systems component. Primarily, CMT is considered a peripheral neuropathy. The clinical presentation includes numbness, tingling, burning sensation, muscle wasting and loss of temperature in the peripheries and feet ulcers that sometimes mistaken as peripheral vascular disease. If CMT has associated with diabetes myelitis, it presents as a severe form of the disease.

Keywords

Charcot-Marie-tooth; Peripheral; Neuropathy; Hereditary; Neuropathic ulcers

Cite the article

Khalid MS, Akram R, Goel R, Elmetwally A, Elsantawy H, Khan Waheed A, et al. A Rare & Complex Case of Neuro-Pathic Diabetic FootCharcot Marie Tooth Disease. Clin Surg. 2021; 6: 3206..