title: Case 6: amputation site on an ulcerated diabetic foot.
abstract: A patient presented with diabetic gangrene on four toes and a moderately infected ulcer on the dorsum of the foot. Following amputation of the gangrenous toes, it was possible to salvage the remaining foot using a combination of antibiotics, octenilin Wound Irrigation Solution and Octiset.
authors.affiliation: MD, Department of Surgery, Hospital Dos Capuchos, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: José Neves Paulos
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Antunes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D007097:Imines; D011725:Pyridines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D007097:Imines; D011725:Pyridines; C034213:octenidine