Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders

Endocrinology and Dermatology

Endocrinology plays a vital role in the field of Dermatology. Metabolic and Endocrine diseases can produce changes in the skin. The most common cutaneous manifestations of diabetes mellitus are the bullous diabetic forum, acanthosis nigricans, diabetic dermopathy, and necrobiosis lipoidica diabetic rum. Tophi can develop in patients with chronic untreated gout. Calcinosis cutis encompasses a group of disorders in which calcium deposits form in the skin; the four major types are dystrophic, metastatic, iatrogenic, and idiopathic. Xanthomas can reflect lipid metabolism alteration associated with hyperlipidemia, or they can result from local cell dysfunction.