Breast Gangrene as a Complication of Puerperal Sepsis

Gangrene of the breast, although rare, has been reported following anticoagulant treatment, trauma, and infection. Two cases of breast gangrene due to puerperal sepsis have been reported. We report a case of right breast gangrene as a complication of puerperal sepsis in a female patient.Arch Surg. 2...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of surgery (Chicago. 1960) 2002-12, Vol.137 (12), p.1441-1442
Hauptverfasser:	Rege, Sameer A, Nunes, Quentin, Rajput, Ashish, Dalvi, Abhay N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Breast - pathology Female Gangrene Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Mammary gland diseases Medical sciences Necrosis Non tumoral diseases Puerperal Infection - complications Sepsis - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	Gangrene of the breast, although rare, has been reported following anticoagulant treatment, trauma, and infection. Two cases of breast gangrene due to puerperal sepsis have been reported. We report a case of right breast gangrene as a complication of puerperal sepsis in a female patient.Arch Surg. 2002;137:1441-1442-->
ISSN:	0004-0010 2168-6254 1538-3644 2168-6262
DOI:	10.1001/archsurg.137.12.1441