title: Trench foot following a collapse: assessment of the feet is essential in the elderly.
abstract: Elderly patients commonly present to hospital following a collapse and period of distressing immobilisation on the floor. We present a case of bilateral trench foot in such a patient with no prior peripheral vascular disease. Examination of the feet is mandatory for early detection of this rare condition in the collapsed elderly patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Llandough Hospital, Penarth, Cardiff CF64 2XX, UK. geth_williams@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Gethin L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Anthony E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007102:Immersion Foot / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D014034:Toes / Q000601:surgery