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Tropical diabetes hand syndrome with autoamputation of the digits: case report and review of literature

The tropical diabetes hand syndrome is a complication affecting patients with diabetes mellitus in the tropics, and consists of localized cellulitis, swelling and ulceration of the hands which may progress to fulminant sepsis and gangrene of the whole limb. It is associated with a poor outcome. We r...

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Autores principales: Raimi, Taiwo Hussean, Alese, Oluwole Ojo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4237572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25419326
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.18.199.3593