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Year : 2018 | Volume
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Idiopathic peripheral lower-limb gangrene in infancy
TD Sough1, CC Madubueze2
1 Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Nigeria 2 Department of Surgery, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
T D Sough Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja Nigeria
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/nnjcr.nnjcr_18_18
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Idiopathic peripheral lower-limb gangrene in infancy is a rare condition with attendant difficulty in making adequate or accurate diagnosis, as there are no clear-cut causes of the condition as the name suggests. The predisposing factors are important to consider as a guide for diagnosis and treatment, but timely intervention to restore the normal physiological status of the patient and reverse progression of ischemia is much more important. This is a presentation of two cases that were similarly managed for peripheral lower-limb idiopathic gangrene. Both cases were male infants. The conservative approach adopted in both cases yielded remarkable results.
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