Open AccessConsumed ischemia of lower limbs in the newborn: A case report
Author(s) -
Hamid Jiber,
R. Hajji,
Youssef Zrihni,
Abdellatif Bouarhroum
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical neonatology/journal of clinical neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-6093
pISSN - 2249-4847
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4847.120011
Subject(s) - medicine , gangrene , ischemia , limb ischemia , amputation , arterial ischemic stroke , diabetes mellitus , surgery , cardiology , endocrinology
The limb ischemia is a rare phenomenon in the newborn. It is most often a postnatal ischemia secondary to arterial or venous catheterization, to neonatal infection. Maternal diabetes is most often implicated. The diagnosis implies an urgent situation which may result in extremity gangrene and ultimate loss of limb.