SOME OBSERVATIONS ON 376 CASES OF " FROST-BITE."

Notes on Some Cases of Frost Bite

These cases came under the two headings of moist and dry gangrene, affecting generally the fingers and toes, but sometimes half the foot, etc. Damp and wet clothing?as pointed out in the article abovementioned?was a predominant predisposing factor in their causation. The cases of lesser severity involving fingers and toes, etc., only came under the heading of dry gangrene. The striking point in...

Three Cases on Possession—Some Further Observations

Frost-Bite in the Tibet Mission Force

that very often the more serious results of frostbite are directly due, not to excessive cold but to carelessly applied heat. The pathology of the disease, however, explains this apparent paradox. The prime cause of the condition, however, generally was damp clothing combined with extreme cold. Simple dry cold being seldom a cause of frost-bite by itself. The pathology of the disease is as foll...

376 - 380 Three cases of ischaemic colitis

E.S. was a woman of 77 years, who was admitted to hospital on 3 May 1965. She had been on Aldomet tablets for hypertension for one year, but was active and fit. For 10 days before admission, she had complained of abdominal pain and had gradually weakened. A few hours before her admission the abdominal pain had increased in severity and her general condition had deteriorated rapidly. During this...

An unusual case of frost bite autoamputation of toes

BACKGROUND We report a case of a 15 year old young female who suffered autoamputation of left mid foot and four digits of right foot following repeated application of snow to relieve the pain in her frost bitten feet. CASE PRESENTATION The sociodemographic background, cause, resulting injury and subsequent management are discussed. CONCLUSION Such injuries are relatively rare but awareness ...