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Amputation for gangrene of the limbs following severe meningococcal infection.

Abstract
Five cases of severe meningococcal infection in children and young adults with gangrene leading to major amputation are described. They are associated with necrosis of the skin and soft tissue, intravascular coagulation and shock. The surgical options, prosthetic implications and the consequent rehabilitation outcome are discussed.
AuthorsT L Landham, D Datta, H C Nirula
JournalJournal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (J R Coll Surg Edinb) Vol. 36 Issue 1 Pg. 11-2 (Feb 1991) ISSN: 0035-8835 [Print] Scotland
PMID2037990 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Amputation, Surgical
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Extremities (surgery)
  • Female
  • Gangrene (etiology, mortality, pathology, surgery)
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Meningococcal Infections (complications)
  • Necrosis

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