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Severe Frostbite Due to Extreme Altitude Climbing in South America: A Case Report

Frostbite is a tissue injury secondary to freezing that can currently be categorized using two schemes (Cauchy and clinical scheme). However, we present a fourth-degree frostbite case with overlapping features between both classifications, generating difficulty in categorizing it using either. We wa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Quiroz Alfaro, Alejandro J, Rodríguez Acosta, Iván Javier, Cardona, José D, Herrera Ortiz, Andrés Felipe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9358912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35949445
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27771
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Sumario:Frostbite is a tissue injury secondary to freezing that can currently be categorized using two schemes (Cauchy and clinical scheme). However, we present a fourth-degree frostbite case with overlapping features between both classifications, generating difficulty in categorizing it using either. We wanted to raise awareness of such an atypical presentation and propose employing both classifications to define the extent and compromise of frostbite more appropriately.