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There is an acute danger of infection with every 2nd–4th degree cold injury. Experience has shown that it is far greater in the area of the lower extremities than in other parts of the body. Inflammation does not stem from the infected rhagades, from open cold injury vesicles or cold injury ulcers, but from the permanently infected line of demarcation.

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Killian, H. (1981). Complications of Cold Injuries. In: Cold and Frost Injuries β€” Rewarming Damages Biological, Angiological and Clinical Aspects. Disaster Medicine, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67051-0_4

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