Symmetrical peripheral gangrene in sepsis after treatment with inotropes

Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is characterized by sudden onset of peripheral, frequently symmetrical, gangrene in the absence of major vascular occlusive disease. We report a case of four limb SPG caused by septic shock with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) that had been treated...

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Main Authors: Jiin-Ling Jiang, Lin-Wei Tseng, Huai-Ren Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Tzu-Chi Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2017;volume=29;issue=2;spage=121;epage=124;aulast=Jiang