Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2002 Oct 19;146(42):1993-5.

[Serious frostbite in a homeless psychiatric patient].

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Hulscher JB, Volkers NA, Portier CB, Weller R, Steller EP.

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Sint Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis, locatie Sint Lucas, afd. Heelkunde, Jan Tooropstraat 164, 1061 AE Amsterdam. jbfhulscher@hotmail.com

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A 22-year-old homeless male psychiatric patient of Ghanaian origin was diagnosed with severe frostbite in both lower legs. The lesion consisted of haemorrhagic blistering with already visible demarcation. When sepsis developed both lower legs had to be amputated as a matter of urgency.

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