IDIOPATHIC PERIPHERAL GANGRENE IN NIGERIA

Authors
ADOGU AA ABENGOVE CU
Citation
Aa. Adogu et Cu. Abengove, IDIOPATHIC PERIPHERAL GANGRENE IN NIGERIA, Journal of the National Medical Association, 85(7), 1993, pp. 560-562
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of the National Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00279684
Volume
85
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
560 - 562
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-9684(1993)85:7<560:IPGIN>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A severe, acutely evolving peripheral gangrene of unknown etiology has been reported sporadically from different parts of Africa. This case report describes such a case of fulminant gangrene of the extremities following a febrile diarrheal illness associated with abdominal pain, polyarthropathy, and altered hemostatic function in a black adolescent male. A model of autoimmune causation for this uncommon clinical synd rome is proposed with guidelines for therapy.