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Diabetic Gangrene in Multiple Fingers and Toes after a Dog Bite in an Elderly Patient with Type 2 Diabetes

Authors :
Kazu Syono
Takamichi Shinjo
Ko Hanai
Akiko Ishii
Yasuhiko Iwamoto
Junko Oya
Satoko Maruyama
Junnosuke Miura
Source :
Internal Medicine. 50:1303-1307
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, 2011.

Abstract

A 78-year-old diabetic woman experienced multiple sites of gangrene not only in fingers that were directly bitten by a dog but also in fingers and toes that had not beenbitten. Her glycemic control was fair and microvascular complications were mild. There were no clinical findings related to angitis, collagenosis or severe infection. The fingers and toes with gangrene were amputated. The pathological diagnosis was diabetic gangrene. This report presents a case of multiple sites of gangrene of the fingers and toes after a dog bite in an elderly patient with type 2 diabetes.

Details

ISSN :
13497235 and 09182918
Volume :
50
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Internal Medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d4e3d532e31a2e0cd863dbd1be040740
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.50.4930