title: Breast gangrene as a complication of puerperal sepsis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: C-201, Gagangiri Park Cooperative Housing Society, Samata Nagar, Thane (West) 400606, India. samrege@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sameer A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rege
authors.forename: Quentin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajput
authors.forename: Abhay N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Dalvi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*