Gangrene
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Ecthyma gangrenosum: an important feature of pseudomonal sepsis in a previously well child.

13 Dec 2009 Ecthyma gangrenosum is a rare, distinctive skin disorder associated with potentially fatal underlying pseudomonal sepsis. Although typically occurring in neutropenic or immunocompromised patients, it can occasionally affect healthy children. The ... Read more...

Ileosigmoid knot: a case report and literature review of 280 cases.

30 Aug 2009 Ileosigmoid knotting, also known as compound volvulus or double volvulus, is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. In this condition the ileum wraps around the base of the sigmoid colon and forms a knot. Ileosigmoid knotting is an unusual entity ... Read more...

Gangrene of the limb complicating Salmonella typhi septicaemia in a Nigerian child.

30 Aug 2009 We report an unusual case of lower limb gangrene in a pubertal boy following a typical clinical presentation of septicaemia due to Salmonella typhi. After an initial response to presumed appropriate antibiotic and supportive therapy, the patient ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Gangrene'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Ecthyma gangrenosum: an important feature of pseudomonal sepsis in a previously well child. 13 Dec 2009
• Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 33-2009. A 35-year-old woman with fever, abdominal pain, and hypotension after cesarean section. 20 Oct 2009
• Ileosigmoid knot: a case report and literature review of 280 cases. 30 Aug 2009
• Gangrene of the limb complicating Salmonella typhi septicaemia in a Nigerian child. 30 Aug 2009
• The frozen man of Queens County: surgical and social outcomes in the 1860s. 30 Jul 2009
• Severe severe psychological repulsion reaction in patient with PAD resulted in natural lower extremity mummification. 30 Jul 2009
• Posterior auricular artery sensate flap for finger pulp reconstruction. 30 Jul 2009
• Arterial thrombosis and gangrene secondary to arachnidism. 29 Jun 2009
• Breast gangrene in an HIV-positive patient. 29 Jun 2009
• The manifestation of "gangrene" in the Hippocratic corpus. 29 Jun 2009
• Was Maria de' Medici a diabetic patient? 30 May 2009
• The history of ergot of rye (Claviceps purpurea) I: from antiquity to 1900. 30 May 2009
• [Woman anticoagulated with thrombotic ischemic phenomena in lower limbs] 30 May 2009
• [Gangrened ileosigmoid knot] 30 May 2009
• Gangrenous cholecystitis caused by Hafnia alvei: a case report and review of literature. 30 May 2009
• Peripheral symmetrical gangrene. 30 May 2009
• A 12-year-old girl with abdominal pain and vomiting. 30 May 2009
• Medical image. A twist in the tale. Omental torsion. 6 May 2009
• [Symmetrical peripheral gangrene and disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with pneumococcal sepsis] 29 Apr 2009
• Splenic flexure volvulus presenting with gangrene. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Gangrene'

Definition: Death and putrefaction of tissue usually due to a loss of blood supply.

Descriptor UI: D005734

Alternative terms: Gangrene; Gangrenes;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.550.717.427;

Technical Notes: IM for general or for gangrene process; coord NIM with tissue/pathol (IM)