Frostbite in a Sherpa Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

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Frostbite in a Sherpa Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Bishnu Hari Subedi, MD, MBBS, Jhapindra Pokharel, MD, MBBS, Rachana Thapa, MD, MBBS, Nalin Banskota, MD, MBBS, Buddha Basnyat, MD, MSc, FACP, FRCP Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 127-129 (June 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2009.12.031 Copyright © 2010 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure A, Ecchymotic frostbitten lesions on ventral aspect of fingers on both hands. B, Swollen right 4th and 5th fingers showing ruptured blistering at the base of 5th finger. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2010 21, 127-129DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2009.12.031) Copyright © 2010 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions