Open AccessToe necrosis: report of uncommon aetiology
Author(s) -
Sofiene Mansouri,
Bounsir Ayoub,
Laïla Benzekri,
B. Hassam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-230322
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , necrosis , gangrene , ischemia , surgery , pathology , dermatology
Toe necrosis has many aetiologies. The most common one is ischaemia. In fact, both direct and indirect toe necrosis, as well as related lower limb gangrene, could be secondary to mechanical trauma, infections, pharmacological sensitivity, cancer, blue toe syndrome and other granulomatous diseases. We report a case of toes necrosis caused by an uncommon aetiology.