Postsplenectomy pneumococcal septicaemia resulting in gangrene of the extremities.
Fogarty
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast.
Small
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JO
Colville
J
J
D000328:Adult; D005121:Extremities / Q000473:pathology*; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*