Neuropathy in non-freezing cold injury (trench foot). Export

@article{citeulike:2675286, abstract = {Non-freezing cold injury (trench foot) is characterized, in severe cases, by peripheral nerve damage and tissue necrosis. Controversy exists regarding the susceptibility of nerve fibre populations to injury as well as the mechanism of injury. Clinical and histological studies (n = 2) were conducted in a 40-year-old man with severe non-freezing cold injury in both feet. Clinical sensory tests, including two-point discrimination and pressure, vibration and thermal thresholds, indicated damage to large and small diameter nerves. On immunohistochemical assessment, terminal cutaneous nerve fibres within the plantar skin stained much less than in a normal control whereas staining to von Willebrand factor pointed to increased vascularity in all areas. The results indicate that all nerve populations (myelinated and unmyelinated) were damaged, possibly in a cycle of ischaemia and reperfusion.}, address = {Blood McIndoe Centre, Queen Victoria Hospital, Sussex, England.}, author = {Irwin, M. S. and Sanders, R. and Green, C. J. and Terenghi, G.}, citeulike-article-id = {2675286}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9306996}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=9306996}, issn = {0141-0768}, journal = {Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine}, keywords = {de, trench\_foot}, month = {August}, number = {8}, pages = {433--438}, posted-at = {2008-04-15 21:16:31}, priority = {2}, title = {Neuropathy in non-freezing cold injury (trench foot).}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9306996}, volume = {90}, year = {1997} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2675286 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2675286 N2 - Non-freezing cold injury (trench foot) is characterized, in severe cases, by peripheral nerve damage and tissue necrosis. Controversy exists regarding the susceptibility of nerve fibre populations to injury as well as the mechanism of injury. Clinical and histological studies (n = 2) were conducted in a 40-year-old man with severe non-freezing cold injury in both feet. Clinical sensory tests, including two-point discrimination and pressure, vibration and thermal thresholds, indicated damage to large and small diameter nerves. On immunohistochemical assessment, terminal cutaneous nerve fibres within the plantar skin stained much less than in a normal control whereas staining to von Willebrand factor pointed to increased vascularity in all areas. The results indicate that all nerve populations (myelinated and unmyelinated) were damaged, possibly in a cycle of ischaemia and reperfusion. IS - 8 JF - Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine SN - 0141-0768 AD - Blood McIndoe Centre, Queen Victoria Hospital, Sussex, England. EP - 438 TI - Neuropathy in non-freezing cold injury (trench foot). VL - 90 SP - 433 KW - de KW - trench_foot AU - Irwin, MS AU - Sanders, R AU - Green, CJ AU - Terenghi, G PY - 1997/08// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9306996 ER -