title: Symmetrical peripheral gangrene complicating ventricular pseudoaneurysm: a report of an unusual case and a brief review of the literature.
abstract: Symmetrical peripheral gangrene is an ischemic necrosis simultaneously involving the distal portions of two or more extremities without any proximal arterial obstruction or vasculitis. It may occur as a result of a large number of infectious and non-infectious causes. A few cases of symmetrical peripheral gangrene associated with cardiac disease have been described in the literature. We describe a case of symmetrical peripheral gangrene complicating ventricular pseudoaneurysm, probably a hitherto unreported occurrence. In this report, we sought to emphasize the importance of cardiac evaluation while dealing with a case of symmetrical peripheral gangrene.
authors.affiliation: R.G.Kar Medical College - Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Sudip Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: R.G.Kar Medical College - Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Biswajit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Majumder
authors.affiliation: R.G.Kar Medical College - Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Sandip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine and Sagor Dutta Hospital - Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Sharmistha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.affiliation: R.G.Kar Medical College - Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Megha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging