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<p>A case of severe streptococcal phlegmon of the right upper extremity with subsequent necrosis of both hands and feet in a young, homeless alcoholic man is reported. The disease developed after a minor injury to the hand, and it progressed rapidly, resulting in the involvement of the whole hand and sepsis over 2 days. After admission, antibiotic and anticoagulant therapy was immediately administered, followed by wide surgical incisions on the hand and forearm. Nonetheless, over the course of 3 days, ischemia of the affected hand developed, followed by ischemia of the contralateral hand and both feet the next day. The treatment employed was not effective, and the patient eventually died on the fifth day after admission.</p>
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A case of severe streptococcal phlegmon of the right upper extremity with subsequent necrosis of both hands and feet in a young, homeless alcoholic man is reported. The disease developed after a minor injury to the hand, and it progressed rapidly, resulting in the involvement of the whole hand and sepsis over 2 days. After admission, antibiotic and anticoagulant therapy was immediately administered, followed by wide surgical incisions on the hand and forearm. Nonetheless, over the course of 3 days, ischemia of the affected hand developed, followed by ischemia of the contralateral hand and both feet the next day. The treatment employed was not effective, and the patient eventually died on the fifth day after admission.

Necrosis of both hands and feet in the course of streptococcal sepsis: a case report

Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin

Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences

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A case of severe streptococcal phlegmon of the right upper extremity with subsequent necrosis of both hands and feet in a young, homeless alcoholic man is...

Necrosis of both hands and feet in the course of streptococcal sepsis: a case report

Published Online: Apr 25, 2024

Page range: 38 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.934

Keywords
S, sepsis, tissue necrosis

© 2024 Andrzej Żyluk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Necrosis of both hands and feet in the course of streptococcal sepsis: a case report

Published Online: Apr 25, 2024

Page range: 38 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.934

KeywordsS, sepsis, tissue necrosis

© 2024 Andrzej Żyluk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
S, sepsis, tissue necrosis