Scleroedema diabeticorum: a minor but often unrecognized complication of diabetes mellitus.

The association of specific dermatological complications with diabetes mellitus is well recognized. Of 100 hospital-based patients with diabetes mellitus (age 48 years +/- 2SE), 14% had scleroedema diabeticorum. The affected subjects had a higher prevalence of retinopathy (p less than 0.