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Symmetric Peripheral Gangrene Secondary to Sepsis
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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

DOI: 10.58739/jcbs/v14i2.23.12

Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 56-58

Case Report

Symmetric Peripheral Gangrene Secondary to Sepsis

Mani Mohan Reddy K P1,∗, Srinivasa S V2

1 Postgraduate, Department of General Medicine, Sri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, Karnataka, India
2 Professor & HOU, Department of General Medicine, Sri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding author email: [email protected]

Received Date:18 March 2024, Accepted Date:06 July 2024, Published Date:24 July 2024

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Abstract

Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is described as rapid onset of peripheral and symmetrical gangrene in the lack of large vessel occlusive disease with high mortality rate.1 Hereby reporting an event of Upper limb symmetrical gangrene caused by septic shock in MODS, Acute myocarditis and was managed by inotropes. The case shows Symmetrical peripheral gangrene as a complication of sepsis owing to systematic imbalance that disturbs the organ dysfunction mainly coagulation and microcirculation. Primary recognition and quick management of sepsis and weaning off the inotropes at the initial opportunity are essential to evade Symmetrical peripheral gangrene.

Keywords

Symmetric peripheral gangrene, MODS, Sepsis, Myocarditis, Inotropes

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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Published By Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education, Kolar, Karnataka

  • 24 July 2024

Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 2

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