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Peripheral limb gangrene in a child with polyarteritis nodosa: An unusual presentation
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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Factors affecting bowel gangrene development in patients with sigmoid volvulus
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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Major Limb Amputations: A Tertiary Hospital Experience in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]
Major limb amputation is reported to be a major but preventable public health problem that is associated with profound economic, social and psychological effects on the patient and family especially in developing countries where the prosthetic services ...
Chalya, Phillipo L +6 more
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Toxin-neutralizing antibodies protect against Clostridium perfringens-induced necrosis in an intestinal loop model for bovine necrohemorrhagic enteritis [PDF]
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.
Deprez, Piet +10 more
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Background Breast gangrene is rare in surgical practice. Gangrene of breast can be idiopathic or secondary to some causative factor. Antibiotics and debridement are used for management.
Husasin Irfan +9 more
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Rethinking the role of alpha toxin in Clostridium perfringens-associated enteric diseases : a review on bovine necro-haemorrhagic enteritis [PDF]
Bovine necro-haemorrhagic enteritis is an economically important disease caused by Clostridium perfringens type A strains. The disease mainly affects calves under intensive rearing conditions and is characterized by sudden death associated with small ...
Deprez, Piet +6 more
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Gangrene of penis in a patient with chronic kidney disease on dialysis
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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The Roles of Physical Therapists in Wound Management: Part IV [PDF]
Physical therapists are important members of the comprehensive wound management team. In addition to being able to provide standard wound care, they are well prepared to treat wounds with a variety of biophysical agents that introduce electromagnetic ...
Kloth, Luther C.
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Aim. To develop mathematical models for predicting the risk of gangrene of the lower limb and the algorithm for selecting of treatment strategies for vascular surgeons and angiologists.Material and methods. The results presented in this work are based on
A. V. Bykov +3 more
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