When amputation is not the end of the challenge: A successful therapy for osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection in a patient with type 1 diabetes |
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| Authors: | Paola Caruso Maurizio Gicchino Miriam Longo Lorenzo Scappaticcio Ferdinando Campitiello Katherine Esposito |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples Italy ; 2. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples Italy ; 3. Unit of Diabetes, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples Italy ; 4. Unit of General and Geriatric Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples Italy |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
Infection is a common complication in patients with diabetic foot ulcer, leading to lower extremities amputation and healing failure. In this article, we report the case of a 39‐year‐old man with diabetes who developed a severe soft tissue infection and osteomyelitis after experiencing a major amputation for wet gangrene of both the foot and the ankle. |
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| Keywords: | Amputation Diabetic foot Osteomyelitis |
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