Gangrene (patient information)

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Gangrene

Overview

What are the symptoms?

What are the causes?

Who is at highest risk?

Diagnosis

When to seek urgent medical care?

Treatment options

Where to find medical care for Gangrene?

Prevention

What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?

Possible complications

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Shivali Marketkar, M.B.B.S. [2]; Edzel Lorraine Co, D.M.D., M.D.

Overview

What are the symptoms of gangrene?


Table 1. Symptoms of Gangrene.
Type Symptoms
Dry Gangrene Dry and hard skin and tissue.
Wet Gangrene Tissue that appears wet, swelling, darkening of the skin, blisters, and putrid smell.
Gas Gangrene Numbness or heavy feeling in the affected area, confusion, intense pain, body malaise, fever, skin color changes to red, brown, or purple, blisters, and a crackling sound is heard from tissues when pressing it.

What causes gangrene?

Diagnosis

When to seek urgent medical care?

Treatment options

Where to find medical care for gangrene?

Directions to Hospitals Treating Gangrene

Prevention

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What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?

Possible complications

Sources

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007218.htm

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  1. Elsayed S, Clavijo LC (2015). "Critical limb ischemia". Cardiol Clin. 33 (1): 37–47. doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2014.09.008. PMID 25439329.