Open AccessWhen amputation is not the end of the challenge: A successful therapy for osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection in a patient with type 1 diabetes
Author(s) -
Caruso Paola,
Gicchino Maurizio,
Longo Miriam,
Scappaticcio Lorenzo,
Campitiello Ferdinando,
Esposito Katherine
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/jdi.13627
Subject(s) - medicine , osteomyelitis , amputation , gangrene , soft tissue , diabetes mellitus , surgery , diabetic foot , ankle , complication , type 2 diabetes , foot (prosody) , endocrinology , linguistics , philosophy
Infection is a common complication in patients with diabetic foot ulcer, leading to lower extremities amputation and healing failure. In this article, we report the case of a 39‐year‐old man with diabetes who developed a severe soft tissue infection and osteomyelitis after experiencing a major amputation for wet gangrene of both the foot and the ankle.