Your patient is a 45-year-old female type I diabetic with a history of a nonhealing foot ulcer. On examination, you find that her pedal pulse is present, but she lacks sensation in her foot. This is most likely due to:

A) Brown-Séquard syndrome.
B) Raynaud's disease.
C) peripheral neuropathy.
D) claudication.


C

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