Rectal Gangrene. A Rare Complication of Infected Hemorrhoid.

Fournier gangrene: rare complication of rectal cancer

Fournier's Gangrene is a rare complication of rectal cancer. Its discovery is often delayed. It's incidence is about 0.3/100,000 populations in Western countries. We report a patient with peritoneal perforation of rectal cancer revealed by scrotal and perineal necrotizing fasciitis.

Dermal gangrene. A rare complication of warfarin therapy.

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Symmetrical peripheral gangrene: a rare but dreadful complication of sepsis.

SUBCU TANEOUS FASCIOLIASIS: A RARE COMPLICATION

A case of ectopic fascioliasis due to migration of an immature Fasciola hepatica fluke is described in a 23 year old woman from western Iran.

CEREBRAL EDEMA: A RARE COMPLICATION IN GALACTOSEMIA

A 34 day-old girl infant was admitted for poor feeding and cholestasis. She had a bulging fontanelle, with no evidence of intracranial infection or hemorrhage. Investigations demonstrated that she had galactosemia. Computed tomographic scans demonstrated the presence of diffuse cerebral edema. After treatment the edema resolved.