Symmetric peripheral gangrene of the lower limbs in a case of complicated falciparum malaria.
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2008-07-09
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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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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Bhattacharyya PC, Agarwal JP, Sharma M. Symmetric peripheral gangrene of the lower limbs in a case of complicated falciparum malaria. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2008 Jul; 39(4): 589-92