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Andreas Eliades, MD

Diagnosis

ulcer intravenous infiltrate

Body Site

foot ankle

Age

12 months

Pigmentation

Organization

Color

purple black

Morphology

ulcerated (erosion / ulcer)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This infant with a metabolic disorder developed a necrotic ulcer after accidental infiltation of 25 percent dextrose administered in a peripheral intraveous catheter.

Description

necrotic ulcer with overlying purple eschar

Categories

ulcer neonatal dermatology environmental injury

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10/3/2003 8:58:20

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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