ID#: 4090
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This patient presented with symptoms of plague that included gangrene of his right hand, seen here 1mo. after debridement, which called for the amputation of his four necrotic fingers. In this case, the presence of systemically disseminated plague bacteria, Yersinia pestis, otherwise known as septicemia, predisposed this patient to abnormal coagulation within the blood vessels of his fingers, causing the distal necrosis.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Jack Poland
Creation Date: 1975
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