Diabetic Foot Due to Anaphylactic Shock: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Diabetic foot is a clinical disorder, which is commonly seen in patients with diabetes mellitus. It is also the major cause of below knee amputation in the world. There are many underlying causes such as neuropathic, ischemic, and infectious causes for diabetic foot. Local or systemic...

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Autores principales: Karakus, Ali, Ozkan, Mustafa, Karcioglu, Murat, Ozden, Raif, Ustun, Ihsan, Caliskan, Koca, Gokce, Cumali, Sahan, Mustafa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4139693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25147776
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/atr.17610
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Diabetic foot is a clinical disorder, which is commonly seen in patients with diabetes mellitus. It is also the major cause of below knee amputation in the world. There are many underlying causes such as neuropathic, ischemic, and infectious causes for diabetic foot. Local or systemic complications may develop after snake bite. CASE PRESENTATION: We reported a very rare case, involving a 78-year-old male admitted to the Emergency Department, who developed anaphylactic shock and diabetic foot after the snake bite. CONCLUSIONS: Reviewing the literature, this is the second reported case of snake bite associated with diabetic foot.

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