title: Aluminum foil treatment combined with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) for gangrene of the fingertip caused by collagen disease.
abstract: Although basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is used for the treatment of various intractable ulcers, there have been no reports of using it for gangrene of the fingertips caused by collagen diseases. We successfully treated gangrene as a result of malignant rheumatoid arthritis with aluminum foil combined with bFGF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan. muneuchi@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Gan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Muneuchi
authors.forename: Shigehiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hiroharu H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Igawa
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D003646:Debridement; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009263:Nails, Ingrown / Q000150:complications; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2