Tropical Diabetic Hand Syndrome: A Case Report

Autor: Tanveer Ahmad Bhat*, Hesham Alokaiki, Maha Hanawi, Ahmad Almanhali, Ebtisam Alhuwaider, Ibrahim Ahmed Kattan,Mohammad Ehsan Rashidi, Feryal S Rasheed, Anas Aljasir, Eyad A Nawwab
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7556773
Popis: Tropical Diabetic Hand Syndrome (TDHS) is a rare but dreadful complication of diabetes mellitus affecting patients across the tropics. It is characterized by complex hand sepsis with variable presentation and often results from trivial trauma. It can lead to permanent disability as well as death if the presentation is delayed, diagnoses is missed timely or late surgical management. Our case report will further enlighten the healthcare workers to the existence of this rare complex hand sepsis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE