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Venous Gangrene in a Multiple Myeloma Patient

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Venous gangrene is a rare condition, which indicates soft tissue necrosis in a limb with deep venous thrombosis and usually occurs in patients with a prothombotic condition. Malignancy is a strong risk factor for deep venous thrombosis, but without its associated disseminated intravascular coagulation, is a rare cause of venous gangrene. Anticoagulation remains an effective treatment for these patients. Unfortunately, if the treatment delays or the arterial hypoperfusion is established, amputation may be considered a palliative way of treatment. We present an interested and rare case of venous gangrene, in a patient with multiple myeloma.

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  1. Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, Rio, 26504, Patras, Greece

    Chrysanthi P. Papageorgopoulou & Konstantinos M. Nikolakopoulos

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C.P. provided substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis, and interpretation of data. K.N. drafted the article and revised it critically for important intellectual content.

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Papageorgopoulou, C.P., Nikolakopoulos, K.M. Venous Gangrene in a Multiple Myeloma Patient. Indian J Surg 85 (Suppl 1), 161–162 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-021-02890-3

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