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Diabetic foot ulcers frequently occur in patients with numbness in the feet. A doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg reports that these ulcers can also produce severe and unpredictable pain. Patients feel that the painful aspect of the ulcers does not receive enough attention from the health care system. The study highlights a gap between the clinical presentation of pain and the care provided for diabetic foot complications.

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