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Postgrad Med J 2001;77:786-787 doi:10.1136/pmj.77.914.786
  • Self assessment questions

An unusual cause of trash feet

  1. A M Khan,
  2. S Jacobs
  1. Department of Vascular Surgery, King George Hospital, Barley Lane, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex IG3 8YB, UK
  1. Mr Khandramirkhan{at}hotmail.com
  • Received 29 August 2000
  • Accepted 17 October 2000

Answers on p 794.

A 65 year old man presented to the accident and emergency (A&E) department with complaint of patchy mottling of both his feet. The following day this progressed to painful blisters and then to ulcers and gangrene (see fig 1).

Figure 1

Patient's feet showing …

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