Amputations in leprosy

Amputations in leprosy.

Removal of an anatomical segment is not pleasant for anyone; perhaps even more so in leprosy patients because of disease stigma. Amputation has an immediate relation to social dependence and handicap. The loss of a once normal part of the body is regarded by both the person and society as a detrimental event. In contrast, children with some upper limb congenital anomalies do not regard this as ...

Limb Amputations in Western

Over a period of five years, 123 patients who had 124 limb amputations in King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah, Western Saudi Arabia were reviewed to find out the pattern of amputations, aetiological factors and difficulties in management. The male: female ratio was 2.8 : 1. The mean age was 52.5 years (range, 2·100 yrs). The lower limb was involved in 108 cases (87.8%) compared to only 16 upper limb amp...

Amputations in diabetics.

Case report: leprosy in a family

ntroduction: Leprosy is an infectious disease which primarily affect skin and peripheral nerves. Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis that are the acid-fast bacillus are known to be cause of leprosy. Genetic factors and immunological function have some roles in susceptibility of developing leprosy. There are some cases of familial leprosy. Case Report: Here in, we report a cas...

Amputations in peripheral vascular disease.

Until the cause of organic occlusive vascular diseases is definitely estab­ lished, and prophylactic measures taken to prevent them; until lipid metabolism can be controlled to pre­ vent atherosclerotic plaques from ad­ hering to the intima of arteries; until thrombosis and embolism can be pre­ vented and it will be routine to excise arterial segments and replace them with homografts or plastic...