title: Human digit partially consumed by a canine during sleep in a patient with neuropathy and diabetes.
abstract: A traumatic amputation of a digit as a result of canine mastication and ingestion occurred in a 48-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy. The injury occurred during sleep and was not felt by the patient. The dangers of sleeping with one's canine for those with neuropathic wounds are presented, and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Lee.C.Rogers@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lee C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Bevilacqua
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications*; D004285:Dogs; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006214:Hallux / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D057805:Pets