Gas gangrene in a patient with severe haemophilia A.
The haemophilia patient tends to live a more protected life than his normal counterpart, this is particularly so in underdeveloped and developing countries where due to poor health infrastructure, financial constraints and nonavailability of factor concentrates, patients quickly learn that they need to live a protected life. Under such circumstances, gas gangrene seems to be a very unusual infection for this group of patients. We report here a 25-year-old male with severe haemophilia who developed gas gangrene due to inadequate medical management following a road traffic accident. Subsequently, his affected limb was salvaged by conservative therapy. A literature search failed to reveal any reports of similar patients in the English literature.
Ghosh
K
K
Comprehensive Haemophilia Care Centre at Institute of Immunohaematology and Haematology Unit of KEM Hospital, Mumbai - 400012, India.
Jijina
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Pathare
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Mohanty
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003906:Developing Countries; D019468:Disease Management; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy
D005169:Factor VIII