title: Bilateral gangrene of lower limbs in a neonate.
abstract: Limb gangrene in a neonate is an extremely rare clinical problem and bilateral symmetrical lower limbs type is even rarer. Only few clinical cases have been reported thus far with idiopathic etiology or associated with rare conditions. Known causes in literature are sepsis, extravasation of intravenous fluid, following a complicated delivery and secondary to invasive monitoring. This report describes neonate was first developed sepsis and later was exposed to cold leading to bilateral gangrene of lower limbs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatalogy Pediatrics, Children Hospital Complex and Institute of Child Health, Multan.
authors.forename: Ahmad Iqbal
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Quddusi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatalogy Pediatrics, Children Hospital Complex and Institute of Child Health, Multan.
authors.forename: Naila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nizami
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatalogy Pediatrics, Children Hospital Complex and Institute of Child Health, Multan.
authors.forename: Ather
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Razzaq
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatalogy Pediatrics, Children Hospital Complex and Institute of Child Health, Multan.
authors.forename: Sajjad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Husain
mesh_terms: D005734:Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*