Symmetric peripheral gangrene and falciparum malaria--an interesting association.
Symmetric peripheral gangrene (SPG) is a rare syndrome in which disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is the most common underlying condition. We report three cases of SPG in association with Plasmodium falciparum malaria and DIC, an association unreported so far.
Anuradha
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Dept of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Prabhash
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Shome
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Gaiha
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Singh
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Agarwal
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Mandal
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Jain
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Chaturvedi
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Sawlani
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D000328:Adult; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged