Abrahams (1948) reported a case of incipient symmetrical peripheral gangrene complicating paroxysmal tachycardia. Swan and Henderson (1951) reported two cases of the same condition in myocardial infarction. It may therefore be' worth while giving an account of another case of symmetrical peripheral gangrene, apparently provoked by pneumonia. The analytical studies of the gases of the arterial b...

Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is a rare clinical entity, infective, and noninfective both types of etiologies are responsible. The basic underlying pathology in SPG is being disseminated intravascular coagulation and carries a high mortality. Here, we describe a 52-year-old male with dengue fever, who developed bilateral symmetrical dry gangrene of both hand and feet. His dengue IgM ant...

Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is characterized by sudden onset of peripheral, frequently symmetrical, gangrene in the absence of major vascular occlusive disease. We report a case of four limb SPG caused by septic shock with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) that had been treated with inotropes. This case shows that SPG may be present as a complication of sepsis due to system...