Frostbite signs versus hyperviscosity syndrome of the lower extremities due to a long-term stay at extremely high altitudes
Náhlík, I.
Acta Chirurgiae Orthopaedicae et Traumatologiae Cechoslovaca 76(3): 247-248
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5415 PMID: 19595289 Document Number: 632954
The author reports on a case of hyperviscosity syndrome resulting from a long-term stay at extremely high altitudes. As a consequence, the patient lost the acral parts of the first and second toes on both lower extremities.
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