Symmetric peripheral gangrene of the lower limbs in a case of complicated falciparum malaria
Bhattacharyya, P.C.; Agarwal, J.Prasad.; Sharma, M.
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 39(4): 589-592
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-1562 PMID: 19058594 Document Number: 620727
Association of symmetric peripheral gangrene (SPG) with falciparum malaria infection is a relatively uncommon clinical entity. Here we report a case of complicated falciparum malaria with SPG involving both lower limbs from the mid-calf downwards, probably due to antibody mediated vasculitis.
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