Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with diabetic foot infection and its effect on healing. : vitamin D deficiency in Diabetic foot infection

The diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a severe complication in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Patients with DFU have a higher mortality compared with diabetic patients without foot ulcer.In recent years there is an increasing interest in the beneficial role of vitamin D in DMthis book describes the association of vitamin D deiciency and diabetic foot ulceration and its effect on wound healing.