Tropical diabetic hand syndrome in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria

Tropical diabetic hand syndrome in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria

Background: Tropical diabetic hand syndrome (TDHS) is a complication affecting patients with diabetes mellitus in the tropics, characterized by localized cellulitis and ulceration of the hands, to progressive, fulminant hand sepsis, and gangrene affecting the entire limb. The objective of this study...

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Main Authors: A A Sabir, C H Njoku, K Sada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
Subjects:
Diabetes Mellitus
Hand
Tropics
Gangrene
Amputation
Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2011;volume=14;issue=4;spage=206;epage=209;aulast=Sabir;type=0

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