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  1. J.P.C. Peper

    J.P.C. Peper Bronze Member

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    What's your diagnosis?

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    J.P.C. Peper, May 12, 2012
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    it look like a burn injury i think.
     

    zakhirin, May 12, 2012
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    Gas gangrene
     

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    Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation , and it can occur in conditions like lung cancer,prostate and pancreas cancer,liver disease, snake bite, , shock, serotonin syndrome , aortic aneurysm, vasculitis ,heat stroke,giant hemangioma
     

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    Dic
     

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    tar burn
     

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    Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). It can indeed be a complication of certain types of cancer, but more often is it a result of sepsis. Extensive bruising, gangrene and renal failure can occur.
     

    J.P.C. Peper, May 15, 2012
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