Alappuzha: In a case of alleged medical negligence , a 58-year-old woman from Kuthiyathodu has accused the doctors in the surgery department of Alappuzha Medical College Hospital of amputating two toes on her right foot without her or her family’s consent.

While the woman and her family claimed that they were not informed about the amputation and came to know only after the surgery, the Alappuzha Medical College Hospital authorities denied the allegations. They stated that her two toes had fallen off on their own due to her severe diabetic condition and that this was noticed while doctors were removing the dressing to check the wound.

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The incident came to light after the woman was admitted to the hospita

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