Missing the boat: fatal ending to a missed case of Charcot arthropathy

Missing the boat: fatal ending to a missed case of Charcot arthropathy

Acute Charcot neuropathic osteoarthropathy (CN) is a clinical entity which can easily go unrecognized in its acute early stages due to lack of awareness and unspecific presentation. However, missing early diagnosis can lead to severe complications. We present the case of a 72-year-old male patient w...

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Main Authors: Anna Luiza Galeazzi Rech, Yvon Stüve, Andreas Toepfer, Katrin E Schimke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2020-06-01
Series:Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports
Online Access:https://edm.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/edm/2020/1/EDM20-0013.xml
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spelling doaj-dcc49dbb68f5487bbc3a9276b92a58e92020-11-25T02:28:12ZengBioscientificaEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports2052-05732052-05732020-06-01111610.1530/EDM-20-0013Missing the boat: fatal ending to a missed case of Charcot arthropathyAnna Luiza Galeazzi Rech0Yvon Stüve1Andreas Toepfer2Katrin E Schimke3Kantonsspital Sankt Gallen, Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin/Hausarztmedizin, Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandKantonsspital Sankt Gallen, Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin/Hausarztmedizin, Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandKantonsspital Sankt Gallen, Klinik für Orthopädische Chirurgie und Traumatologie des Bewegungsapparts, Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandKanatonsspital Sankt Gallen, Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie, Osteologie und Stoffwechselerkrankungen, Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandAcute Charcot neuropathic osteoarthropathy (CN) is a clinical entity which can easily go unrecognized in its acute early stages due to lack of awareness and unspecific presentation. However, missing early diagnosis can lead to severe complications. We present the case of a 72-year-old male patient who went through the natural course of the disease unnoticed before the very eyes of his physicians leading to a tragic end. We aim to raise awareness for this rare diabetic complication, emphasizing the necessity of early diagnosis and adequate, interdisciplinary treatment.https://edm.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/edm/2020/1/EDM20-0013.xml
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Katrin E Schimke
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Yvon Stüve
Andreas Toepfer
Katrin E Schimke
Missing the boat: fatal ending to a missed case of Charcot arthropathy
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports
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Yvon Stüve
Andreas Toepfer
Katrin E Schimke
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title Missing the boat: fatal ending to a missed case of Charcot arthropathy
title_short Missing the boat: fatal ending to a missed case of Charcot arthropathy
title_full Missing the boat: fatal ending to a missed case of Charcot arthropathy
title_fullStr Missing the boat: fatal ending to a missed case of Charcot arthropathy
title_full_unstemmed Missing the boat: fatal ending to a missed case of Charcot arthropathy
title_sort missing the boat: fatal ending to a missed case of charcot arthropathy
publisher Bioscientifica
series Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports
issn 2052-0573
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publishDate 2020-06-01
description Acute Charcot neuropathic osteoarthropathy (CN) is a clinical entity which can easily go unrecognized in its acute early stages due to lack of awareness and unspecific presentation. However, missing early diagnosis can lead to severe complications. We present the case of a 72-year-old male patient who went through the natural course of the disease unnoticed before the very eyes of his physicians leading to a tragic end. We aim to raise awareness for this rare diabetic complication, emphasizing the necessity of early diagnosis and adequate, interdisciplinary treatment.
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