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Case Report: Fear of COVID-19 Leads to Gangrene

By Dhishant M. Asarpota, MS, MBA; Kyley J. Wyss, MD; and Catherine A. Marco, MD, FACEP | on January 22, 2021 | 1 Comment
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Figure 1(LEFT): Gross observation of the right foot demonstrates gangrene with purulence, edema, and absent distal phalanx. Figure 2(ABOVE): X-ray of right foot revealing osteomyelitis of the second middle phalanx (arrow) and absent second distal phalanx in AP view.
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ACEP Now: Vol 40 – No 01 – January 2021

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Topics: Case PresentationCase ReportscoronavirusCOVID-19Gangrenelimb ischemiaOsteomyelitisPeripheral Vascular Disease

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One Response to “Case Report: Fear of COVID-19 Leads to Gangrene”

  1. February 14, 2021

    Thomas B, MD Reply

    I saw a similar case recently. Our patient was diagnosed with Covid-19 and he dutifully remained in quarantine as instructed while his foot became necrotic and progressed to sepsis. He was critically ill when we flew him out from our critical access hospital.

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