2022年6月17日 · Gangrene is death of body tissue due to a lack of blood flow or a serious bacterial infection. Gangrene commonly affects the arms and legs, including the toes and fingers. It can also occur in the muscles and in organs inside the body, such as the gallbladder.

2024年5月27日 · Gangrene is a type of necrosis that happens when you lose blood flow to a part of your body and the tissues in that area die. There are two main causes of gangrene: Lack of blood supply....

When a large area of tissue is affected by necrosis, it can lead to gangrene. Gangrene itself happens when the tissue loses blood flow and becomes deprived of oxygen and nutrients. Without proper blood supply, cells in the affected area start dying, leading to decay.

2022年10月28日 · Gangrene is a serious condition in which a part of the body begins to decay. This process is often described as tissue death or necrosis. Gangrene can occur when an extremity of the body—hands, feet, nose, ears—becomes severely deprived of blood flow or develops an overwhelming infection.

2022年7月18日 · Gangrene is the death of tissue due to lack of blood flow. There are several types, including dry and wet gangrene. Peripheral artery disease is a common cause of dry gangrene. Wet gangrene involves lack of blood flow along with bacterial infection, and it causes blisters that release foul-smelling pus. Gangrene requires prompt medical care.

2023年8月7日 · Gangrene is a clinical condition of ischemic and necrotic tissue, often circumferential around a digit or extremity. It is identified by discolored or black tissue and associated sloughing of natural tissue planes. The three main types of gangrene are wet gangrene, dry gangrene, and gas gangrene.

Gangrene happens when blood supply to certain tissues is stopped. This can happen due to: A chronic disease that harms the circulatory system, such as diabetes, peripheral artery disease, or Raynaud disease. These diseases can lead to gangrene if they are severe and not under control. Who is at risk for gangrene?

2024年10月8日 · Wet gangrene of the foot is a medical emergency that needs prompt treatment. 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 inadequate to keep the tissue alive. Gangrene has been recognized as a localized area of tissue death since ancient times.

2024年1月26日 · Gangrene is when part of your body dies and is considered a medical emergency. It tends to occur in the fingers and toes but can occur in other places on the body, both internally and externally....

2020年8月7日 · Gangrene is a complication of necrosis characterised by the decay of body tissues. There are two major categories: infectious gangrene (wet gangrene) and ischaemic gangrene (dry gangrene). The condition may result from ischaemia, infection, or trauma (or a combination of these processes).