Severe severe psychological repulsion reaction in patient with PAD resulted in natural lower extremity mummification.
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This case report describes the very uncommon event of mummification of the lower limb occurring naturally in a patient with peripheral arterial occlusive disease aggravated by severe reactive aversion and serves as a warning that this can happen in cases of untreated advanced critical limb ischemia even in well developed countries.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten
دوره 38 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009