Idiopathic peripheral gangrene: a case report and literature review.
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1989Author
Njai, D M
Ajusi, J D
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An 11-month old male infant presented with dry idiopathic peripheral gangrene (IPG) of both feet. Subsequently spontaneous autoamputation occurred and the stump healed. Including this patient, 8 cases of IPG under 12 years of age seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital between 1978 and 1986 were analysed. 5 were males and 3 were females. All the 8 children except one had an illness preceding IPG. The literature is reviewed and the management is discussed
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2591333http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30977
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East Afr Med J. 1989 Mar;66(3):231-4.Publisher
University of Nairobi Department of paediatrics and Child Health
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10387]