Skin Diseases among Diabetes Mellitus Patients of Sentra Medika Cisalak Hospital

Aims: This research activity aims to determine the manifestation of skin disease in diabetes mellitus patients at Sentra Medika Cisalak Hospital, Depok in 2019-2020. Study Design: research with a cross-sectional approach. Place and Duration of Study: Sentra Medika Cisalak Hospital, Depok with research time including the time for processing, collecting and carrying out research carried out in December 2019 – January 2020. Methodology: The design of this research is a cross-sectional approach with a population of all patients suffering from diabetes mellitus with skin manifestations. The sample in this study was taken using a total sampling technique, namely taking samples entirely from medical record data of patients who had been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and who experienced skin manifestations in Sentra Medika Cisalak Hospital, Depok in 2019-2020 which meets the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The research instrument used is secondary data which is the medical records of patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and who have skin manifestations at Sentra Medika Cisalak Hospital, Depok for the 2019 - 2020 period. Results: The research results showed that of the 50 research samples, based on gender, it was dominated by men, namely 30 people (60%), and from the age range it was dominated by patients suffering from diabetes mellitus aged >60 years, namely 26 people (52%), as well as levels of the highest HbA1c level was 10.1 – 12 mg/dL, namely 15 people (30%). Of the total sample, there were manifestations of skin disease experienced by patients, namely, acanthosis nigricans (66%), necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum (58%), diabetic candidiasis (20%), and eruptive xanthomatosis (80%). Conclusion: manifestations of skin disease in diabetes mellitus sufferers are dominated by eruptive xanthomatosis and acanthosis nigricans with the highest age percentage being 60 years.