Prevalence of cherry angioma in patients with type II diabetes mellitus in comparison to healthy adults

The association of cherry angioma with metabolic syndrome and fatty liver has been proposed in a few studies. This study evaluated the prevalence of cherry angiomas in patients with type II diabetes mellitus compared with healthy adults. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 patients with type II diabetes mellitus and 100 age and sex-matched healthy adults. Demographic features of the participants and the location and number of the lesions were recorded. Data were analyzed by SPSS 16. Mean ± standard deviation and frequency were used for quantitative analysis. The chi-squared test and independent t-test were utilized to evaluate the association of qualitative and quantitative data with the number of cherry angiomas, respectively. Cherry angiomas were more prevalent in the diabetes group (47%) than in controls (30%) (P = 0.013). Lesions in diabetic patients were more prevalent in females than males (P = 0.042). Furthermore, the number of lesions in the diabetes group significantly increased parallel to aging (P = 0.004). In the present study, significantly more cherry angiomas were observed in patients with type II diabetes mellitus than in healthy controls. Furthermore, the number of lesions was higher in females and elderly subjects in the diabetes group.