Gangrene
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Gangrene is the death of body tissues, usually due to a lack of blood supply, especially in the legs and feet.
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A person should suspect gangrene if any local body area changes color (especially if it is red, blue, or black), and becomes numb or painful. The...
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The symptoms of gangrene vary according to the type of gangrene (wet or dry), the anatomic location (external versus internal sites), and which...
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Treatment of gangrene depends upon the type of gangrene (dry vs. wet), the subtype of wet gangrene, and upon how much tissue is compromised by the...
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Patients with dry gangrene usually do well as long as they do not become infected. These patients lose some local function due to tissue loss and...
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The common cause of either wet or dry gangrene is loss of an effective local blood supply to any tissue. Loss of the blood supply means tissues are...
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If tissue obtains good oxygenation by adequate arterial blood flow and does not become infected, then both dry and wet gangrene can be prevented...
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Gangrene is a term that describes dead or dying body tissue(s) that occurs because the local blood supply to the tissue is either lost or is...
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