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Hakeem Anwar Pasha
Gangrene happens when a lack of oxygen-rich blood causes tissue to die in some part of the body, often the hands or feet.
It is a serious condition that can result in amputation of a limb or death. It needs urgent treatment to halt the spread of tissue death as rapidly as possible. Diabetes is linked to gangrene. Diabetic neuropathy, or nerve death, can mean that a person has an injury and does not notice it. Diabetes also affects the small arterial vessels and they become insufficient to supply the extremity. Other risk factors are smoking and conditions such as Raynaud’s disease.
Fast facts on gangrene
Here are some key points about gangrene. More detail is in the body of this article.
- Gangrene occurs when a lack of blood supply, and therefore oxygen, results in tissue death.
- Gangrene is usually external, affecting the extremities, but it can also affect internal tissues.
- Surgical complications can lead to internal gangrene, with signs of toxic shock.
- Urgent treatment is important to prevent further serious illness and death. This includes removal of dead tissue and sometimes amputation.
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