RT Book, Section
A1 Ritter, Kathryn
A1 Fitch, Robert Warne
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181043490
T1 Gangrene
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181043490
RD 2024/04/23
AB Gangrene  denotes  tissue  with  lost  blood  supply  and  undergoing  necrosis.  The  term  dry  gangrene  is  used  for  tissues  undergoing  sterile  ischemic  coagulative  necrosis.  Patients  with  atherosclerotic  disease  and  diabetes  are  at  risk  for  the  development  of  dry  gangrene,  usually  because  of  embolization  to  the  forefoot  or  toe.  Wet  gangrene  is  associated  with  bacterial  proteolytic  decomposition  and  is  characterized  by  its  moist  appearance,  frequently  with  blistering.