J Korean Soc Surg Hand.  2009 Dec;14(4):247-249.

Bilateral Ring Finger Necrosis in a Hemodialysis Patient: A Case Report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. haddal12345@naver.com
  • 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Woori General Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.

Abstract

Finger gangrene due to arterial occulussive disease is a rare condition in the upper extremity. Moreover, finger gangrene occurring in patients undergoing hemodialysis due to end-stage renal disease has been reported very rarely. We present a case of bilateral ring finger necrosis undergoing hemodialysis due to an end-stage renal disease.

Keyword

Finger necrosis; Hemodialysis

MeSH Terms

Fingers
Gangrene
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Necrosis
Renal Dialysis
Upper Extremity
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