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Peripheral Gangrene Associated with Fulminating Meningococcal Septicaemia

Is early escharotomy indicated?

A. R. FITTON
W. A. DICKSON
G. SHORTLAND
M. SMITHIES

From the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea and the Department of Paediatrics and the Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

Correspondence: Mr A. R. Fitton, The Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL, UK.

We present a case of a 3-month-old boy presenting with fulminating meningococcal septicaemia associated with extensive peripheral gangrene requiring amputation of three limbs. The surgical management options and the role of early fasciotomy are discussed.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 22, No. 3, 408-410 (1997)
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(97)80414-7
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