Severe severe psychological repulsion reaction in patient with PAD resulted in natural lower extremity mummification.
This case report describes the very uncommon event of mummification of the lower limb occurring naturally in a patient with peripheral arterial occlusive disease aggravated by severe reactive aversion and serves as a warning that this can happen in cases of untreated advanced critical limb ischemia even in well developed countries.
Stanisic
M
M
Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. goranm@poczta.onet.pl
Brzezinski
J
J
Winckiewicz
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D003073:Cognitive Dissonance; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D009336:Necrosis; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000925:Anticoagulants; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors