Thalidomide-induced phocomelia: “An old wound that still hurts”

• Authors: Evangelos Perdikakis
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A case of a female patient with thalidomide-induced phocomelia and additional dermal complications associated with the prosthesis itself is presented herein.

Keywords

EN

Thalidomide; Phocomelia; Lower limb prosthesis; Quality of life

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 523-524

Dates

published

1 - 8 - 2012

online

24 - 5 - 2012

Contributors

author

Evangelos Perdikakis

• Dpt of Radiology, 412 General Military Hospital 212 Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, Terma Lefkou Pyrgou, 67100, Xanthi, Greece

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-012-0015-y