Prevalence and Risk of Dupuytrèn Disease in Patients with Diabetes Versus Non-Diabetic Patients

Objectives: The aim of the study was to calculate the prevalence rates and risk of appearance of Dupuytrèn disease in diabetic patients with both type-1 (T1DM) and type-2 diabetes (T2DM). Material and Method: 384 patients were analysed, of which 47 had T1DM, 140 had T2DM and 197 were non-diabetic controls. Diabetic patients were followed at the Clinical Center for Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disease of the Emergency Clinical County Hospital and Department of Dermatology in Oradea, all of them having a diabetes duration of at least 5 years. Results and Conclusions: The risk of Dupuytrèn’s disease is over 4.5 times greater in patients with type-2 diabetes. The risk of Dupuytrèn’s disease is 3-6 times greater in patients with micro-vascular complications.