Breast gangrene as a complication of puerperal sepsis.
Gangrene of the breast, although rare, has been reported following anticoagulant treatment, trauma, and infection. Two cases of breast gangrene due to puerperal sepsis have been reported. We report a case of right breast gangrene as a complication of puerperal sepsis in a female patient.
Rege
Sameer A
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C-201, Gagangiri Park Cooperative Housing Society, Samata Nagar, Thane (West) 400606, India. samrege@yahoo.com
Nunes
Quentin
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Rajput
Ashish
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Dalvi
Abhay N
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D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*