Brown Legs Diabetes

Thickening of the arteries may lead to rash on the legs.

Brown legs diabetes. This can be referred as diabetes leg rash. Pretibial area lateral meoli thighs. People with diabetes tend to develop brown spots on the lower legs especially around the shins.

Diabetes dermopathy also referred as skin spot is also well known to cause the colored spots on the legs. Brown spots on the legs can be an early sign of vein disorder known as chronic venous insufficiency. Rounded dull red papules that progressively evolve over one-to-two weeks into well-circumscribed atrophic brown macules with a fine scale.

Usually oval or round in shape they resemble age spots and sometimes are called skin spots. The patches are slightly scaly and are usually round or oval. This condition usually appears on the lower legs especially around the shins.

Lesions present in different stages of evolution at the same time. Another peculiar type of rash which appears in ring form on the skin is caused by Disseminated Granuloma Annulare. Besides being formed in other parts of the body ears and fingers are commonly affected areas.

Although these lesions may appear in anyone particularly after an injury or trauma to the area they are one of the most common skin problems found in patients with diabetes mellitus. Brown or other venous stasis lesions on the skin come fro. In some cases the lesions may look like small scars.

The reddish-brown discoloration on the lower legs is caused by chronic venous diseasethe abnormal function of veins. A hard shiny appearance to the skin. If you are already diabetic then the presence of red spots on your legs is diabetic dermopathy.