Peripheral limb gangrene in a child with polyarteritis nodosa: An unusual presentation
Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 2022 Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a necrotizing vasculitis predominantly affecting medium-sized muscular arteries. PAN is comparatively rarer in childhood.
Namrata Patil +5 more
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The synergistic necrohemorrhagic action of Clostridium perfringens perfringolysin and alpha toxin in the bovine intestine and against bovine endothelial cells [PDF]
, 2013 Bovine necrohemorrhagic enteritis is a major cause of mortality in veal calves. Clostridium perfringens is considered as the causative agent, but there has been controversy on the toxins responsible for the disease.
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Factors affecting bowel gangrene development in patients with sigmoid volvulus
Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2013 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Sigmoid gangrene develops in 6.1% to 93.4% of sigmoid volvulus (SV) cases, and increases the mortality rate from 0% to 40% without bowel gangrene to 3.7% to 80%.
Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp +2 more
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Statistical study of aca-talasemia, a review of thirty-eight cases appearing in the literatures [PDF]
, 1959 1. With a view to grasp more simply and clearly the characteristics of this disease and in order to find a clue for prompt discovery of cases when encountered in future, the authors undertook a statistical study of the cases already reported by various ...
Doi, Katsusaburo +2 more
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Gangrene of penis in a patient with chronic kidney disease on dialysis
Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2020 Gangrene of the penis in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis is a rare occurrence. Such patients often have associated comorbidities such as type II diabetes mellitus and systemic hypertension.
Hussam Alzaarir +5 more
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中西医结合护理, 2021 Objective To investigate the effect of integrated Traditional Chinese and western medicine in the treatment of diabetic foot gangrene. Methods Totally 60 patients with diabetic foot gangrene were randomly divided into the control group and observation ...
CUI Yangfang (崔杨芳) +5 more
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The C-terminal domain of Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin as a vaccine candidate against bovine necrohemorrhagic enteritis [PDF]
, 2016 Bovine necrohemorrhagic enteritis is caused by Clostridium perfringens and leads to sudden death. Alpha toxin, together with perfringolysin O, has been identified as the principal toxin involved in the pathogenesis.
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Toxin-neutralizing antibodies protect against Clostridium perfringens-induced necrosis in an intestinal loop model for bovine necrohemorrhagic enteritis [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Bovine necrohemorrhagic enteritis is caused by Clostridium perfringens type A. Due to the rapid progress and fatal outcome of the disease, vaccination would be of high value. In this study, C.
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Clinical Case Reports, 2015 Key Clinical MessageFournier gangrene is a rapidly progressive necrotizing infection of the perineal and genital fascia, often polymicrobial. Severity is increased in older patients, diabetics and the immunocompromised. As in this case, the disease can have an indolent onset. Early recognition and aggressive treatment is important.
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Ornament induced complications in snake bites: Revisiting the “Do it RIGHT” approach
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2016 Limb adorning ornaments (LAO) can exacerbate the local effects of envenoming in case of venomous snake bite. Cultural presuppositions do inhibit victims from removing symbolically/ritually important jewelry even under circumstances that might increase ...
Subhendu Mallik +3 more
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