A Unique Case of Unilateral Lower Extremity Sparing Systemic Peripheral Gangrene | Zendy

Alexey Markelov | Zendy; Steven F. DeFroda | Zendy; Leopoldo M. Baccaro | Zendy; Jamie Bastidas | Zendy

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A Unique Case of Unilateral Lower Extremity Sparing Systemic Peripheral Gangrene

Author(s) -

Alexey Markelov,

Steven F. DeFroda,

Leopoldo M. Baccaro,

Jamie Bastidas

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in vascular medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6986

pISSN - 2090-6994

DOI - 10.1155/2012/750953

Subject(s) - medicine , gangrene , peripheral , shock (circulatory) , foot (prosody) , surgery , septic shock , occlusion , artery , sepsis , linguistics , philosophy

We present here the case of a 70-year-old female who developed a systemic peripheral gangrene in both of her upper extremities (all fingers) and her right foot due to a severe septic shock requiring a systemic vasopressor therapy. Interestingly, the patient's left foot remained spared from gangrenous changes possibly due to a chronic external iliac artery occlusion and thus the lower concentration of vasopressors in that extremity.

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