Gangrene

gangrene

signs den symptoms

Subclass of	necrosis, cardiovascular system symptom
Health specialty	surgery
ICPC 2 ID	K92

Gangrene be a type of tissue death wey be caused by a lack of blood supply. Symptoms fi include a change in skin color to red anaa black, numbness, swelling, pain, skin breakdown, den coolness. De feet den hands be most commonly affected. If de gangrene be caused by an infectious agent, e fi present plus a fever anaa sepsis.

Risk factors dey include diabetes, peripheral arterial disease, smoking, major trauma, alcoholism, HIV/AIDS, frostbite, influenza, dengue fever, malaria, chickenpox, plague, hypernatremia, radiation injuries, meningococcal disease, Group B streptococcal infection den Raynaud's syndrome. E fi be classified as dry gangrene, wet gangrene, gas gangrene, internal gangrene, den necrotizing fasciitis. De diagnosis of gangrene dey base on symptoms wey be supported by tests such as medical imaging.

Treatment fi involve surgery to remove de dead tissue, antibiotics to treat any infection, den efforts to address de underlying cause. Surgical efforts fi include debridement, amputation, anaa de use of maggot therapy. Efforts to treat de underlying cause fi include bypass surgery anaa angioplasty. In certain cases, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be useful. How commonly de condition dey occur be unknown.