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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

gangrene ischemia

Body Site

foot sole

Age

2 weeks

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

black purple

Morphology

Pattern

Comments

A 2 week old premature infant developed acute ischemia of the left foot associated with a clot in the descending aorta. This was probably a complication of an indwelling umbilical arterial catheter.

Description

purple foot, black great and second toes

Categories

purpura neonatal dermatology Iatrogenic disorders, child abuse,

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9/15/2001 23:30:24

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