Malaria-associated peripheral gangrene
| Autor: | Atanasio Taela, Stella Langa, Deborah B. Martins, Vanda Amado, Joyce Ventura, Daniel A. DeUgarte |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Plasmodium falciparum lcsh:Surgery Plasmodium falciparum infection Symmetrical Gangrene parasitic diseases Medicine Pediatric biology business.industry PERIPHERAL GANGRENE lcsh:RJ1-570 lcsh:Pediatrics lcsh:RD1-811 biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Malaria Surgery Amputation Parasitic disease Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health business Complication |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 9, Pp 417-420 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 2213-5766 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.epsc.2014.08.007 |
| Popis: | Malaria is a common parasitic disease endemic in tropical and subtropical areas, including Mozambique. Symmetrical peripheral gangrene is a rare complication of malaria. The purpose of this study was to review cases of malaria-associated peripheral gangrene that were evaluated by the pediatric surgical service at Hospital Central. Four patients ranging in age from 11 months to 7 years with documented Plasmodium falciparum infection and peripheral gangrene were identified. Amputation was required in cases of wet-gangrene. The majority of cases were allowed to self-demarcate, and one was allowed to auto-amputate. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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