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	Gangrene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gangrene is necrosis and subsequent decay of body tissues caused by infection or thrombosis or lack of blood flow.
		Gangrene caused by lack of circulation in an injured or diseased area is called dry gangrene.
		The early signs of dry gangrene are a dull ache and sensation of coldness in the area, along with pallor of the flesh.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gangrene (751 words)

	GANGRENE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Gangrene is defined as the gradual destruction of living tissue, due to an obstruction in the supply of blood and oxygen to an area of the body (Pipkin and Janelli, 2000).
		As dry gangrene is rarely life threatening, regular monitoring of the progression of the disease is often all that is required.
		Wet gangrene is usually curable in the early stages with antibiotic therapy and excision of dead tissue (Griffith, 1995).
	www.podiatry.curtin.edu.au /encyclopedia/gangrene/gangrene4.html (1382 words)

	Gangrene \| Principal Health News
		Gangrene is the term used to describe the decay or death of an organ or tissue caused by a lack of blood supply.
		Gangrene may be caused by a variety of chronic diseases and post-traumatic, post-surgical, and spontaneous causes.
		Gangrene, incontinence, and debility often are combined in patients with diabetes, and it is in the amputation stump of diabetic patients that gas gangrene is often found to occur.
	www.principalhealthnews.com /topic/topic100586857 (1936 words)

	Fournier's Gangrene
		Fournier's gangrene is a necrotising fascitis involving the genital, perianal or perineal regions.
		Histologically, Fournier's gangrene is characterized by obliterative endarteritis and thrombosis of the subcutaneous vessels, fascial necrosis, and leukocyte infiltration
		The spread of Fournier's gangrene is noted to be along the fascial layer and is determined by the attachments of Colles' fascia of the perineum and abdominal wall.
	www.edu.rcsed.ac.uk /lectures/lt33.htm (2934 words)

	Gangrene Medical Malpractice Law
		Gangrene usually affects the extremities, such as the toes, feet, legs, fingers, hands, and arms, but can also occur in other parts of the body, including the abdomen or intestines.
		Areas of either dry or moist gangrene are initially characterized by a red line on the skin that marks the border of the affected tissues.
		Areas of dry gangrene that remain free from infection (aseptic) in the extremities are most often amputated Treatments applied to the wound externally (topically) are generally not effective without adequate blood supply to support wound healing.
	medical-negligence-law.com /gangrene.shtml (1268 words)

	Gangrene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The dry gangrene results from contracted arterioles where circulation is poor, and it begins with yellow or fl spotting in the tissue.
		Gangrene set in and the infection had gone up past her foot and into her ankle, and partway up her knee.
		If the gangrene occurs on the leg, for example, do reflexology on the arm on the same side, and in the area of the malfunction on the other extremity if it too is not affected.
	www.herballegacy.com /id86.htm (2311 words)

	Report On Gangrene In Andersonville Prison
		In this condition gangrene would set in, and if the disease be not speedily arrested by powerful escharotics, emollient poultices, and the proper vegetable diet, amputation became necessary, or the poor wretch would sink under the irritation; diarrhea or dysentery would supervene and speedily destroy the patient.
		From the experience we have had with hospital gangrene we regard it as a constitutional disease, from the fact that we invariably have it marked by constitutional symptoms, generally of a low grade.
		Hospital gangrene may appear in slight wounds, even in perfectly healthy patients, if they should be exposed to the atmosphere in which the patient or patients are confined who are suffering from this disease, but the dangers of contagion are not so great as in other diseases of this nature.
	www.civilwarhome.com /andersonvillegangrene.htm (3196 words)

	Information and facts provided by Symmetry Direct (www.symmetry-direct.com) on Gangrene
		Gangrene is a health condition where the body tissues die, and decay, as a result of an inadequate oxygen supply.
		Wet gangrene is the result of a wound or injury that becomes infected.
		Symptoms of the most common type of dry gangrene are a dull, aching pain and coldness in the area.
	www.healthy-r-us.org /gangrene.htm (522 words)

	eMedicine - Fournier Gangrene : Article by Thomas Santora, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Fournier gangrene is a necrotizing infection involving the soft tissues of the male genitalia.
		Since Fournier gangrene is predominately an infectious process of the superficial and deep fascial planes, it is important to understand the anatomic relationship of the skin and subcutaneous structures of the perineum and abdominal wall.
		Rajan DK, Scharer KA: Radiology of Fournier's gangrene.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic2814.htm (4618 words)

	What is gangrene?
		Gangrene is the death of an area of the body usually due to loss of blood supply.
		Or, gangrene can be caused by a decrease in blood flow to an area of the body where the tissue in this part of the body has been injured or diseased; this is dry gangrene.
		Wet gangrene is, in fact, caused by an injury such as a cut or open wound that becomes infected with a bacteria.
	txtx.essortment.com /whatisgangrene_rejx.htm (627 words)

	gangrene. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Dry gangrene, the most common form, follows a disturbance of the blood supply to the tissues, e.g., in diabetes, arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, or destruction of tissue by injury.
		Gangrene usually affects an arm or leg, but it may occur anywhere, e.g., pulmonary gangrene may follow an abscess of the lung.
		In gas gangrene, which results from the invasion of wounds by anaerobic bacteria, gas forms under the skin and a watery exudate is produced.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ga/gangrene.html (196 words)

	Healthopedia.com - Gangrene (GAS Gangrene)
		Gangrene is the death of living cells or tissues of the body.
		Gangrene occurs when the blood supply to part of the body is cut off.
		Gangrene usually affects the extremities, such as the toes, feet, legs, fingers, hands, and arms.
	www.healthopedia.com /gangrene (332 words)

	Saanendoah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		This addresses "dry" gangrene, gangrene resulting from bacterial infection in the udder, not to be confused with gas ("wet") gangrene, that can result from wound contamination with soil containing spores (alpha toxin) of Clostridiums.
		Gangrene mastitis is not a particular "kind" of mastitis, but most often the result of the most common mastitis' causing bacteria, coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus.
		Jenalee freshened with and raised triplets in 2003 and twins in 2004.
	www.saanendoah.com /gmastitis.html (543 words)

	Gangrene definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Gangrene: The death of body tissue due to the loss of blood supply to that tissue, sometimes permitting bacteria to invade it and accelerate its decay.
		Gas gangrene involves the invasion of a deep penetrating wound (in which the blood supply is compromised) by anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that can survive with little or no oxygen) such as members of Clostridium family of bacteria.
		Dry gangrene is the death of tissue due to vascular insufficiency without bacterial invasion.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=14506 (320 words)

	Clostridial Infections
		The first symptom of gas gangrene is sudden, severe pain in the wound, with swelling that stretches the skin "tight" nearby.
		Gas gangrene is not contagious from person to person, but caregivers need to use standard precautions (like gloves and hand washing) when they care for contaminated wounds.
		Gas gangrene is usually treated in a hospital, with antibiotics and surgical removal of dead tissue around the wound.
	www.kidshealth.org /parent/infections/bacterial_viral/clostridium.html (1345 words)

	BBC - Health - Conditions - Gangrene
		Gangrene is often associated with World War I soldiers and surgery patients in the days before antibiotics.
		Gangrene is the death of body tissue in a localised area.
		Gangrene is thought of as occurring in an arm or a leg, but gangrene can set in wherever there's body tissue.
	www.bbc.co.uk /health/conditions/gangrene1.shtml (521 words)

	PodiatryNetwork.com - Gangrene
		Gangrene of the skin is associated with the loss of blood supply of a particular area.
		The most common form of gangrene develops in the feet of people with diabetes who also have associated loss of circulation in the feet and toes.
		A sudden onset of pain in the feet or legs associated with a decrease in skin temperature, and color changes to the skin of the feet is a strong indication that there has been a sudden blockage of blood flow to the legs.
	www.podiatrynetwork.com /r_gangrene.cfm (409 words)

	Gangrene
		Gangrene is death and decay of a body part due to deficiency of blood supply and is frequent complication in the diabetic foot.
		Dry gangrene can be diagnosed on conventional radiographs, especially in the toes, when marked thinning of the soft tissue shadows is present.
		On MR images, the distal phalange is difficult to image due to lack of mobile protons in dry gangrenous tissues.
	www.gentili.net /diabeticfoot/gangrene.htm (326 words)

	Gangrene Lawsuit Overview - Find Trial Lawyers and Attorneys with Experience in Gangrene Personal Injury Law
		Gangrene occurs when blood flow to part of the body is reduced or cutoff resulting in infection and tissue death.
		Gangrene treatment may involve the use of antibiotics and surgery to remove the infected area.
		Left untreated, gangrene often kills its victims as the infection causes shock, kidney failure, and delirium.
	www.injuryboard.com /view.cfm/Topic=246 (265 words)

	Foot GANGRENE: What Is It? What Does It Look Like?
		Gangrene usually follows a disorder that cuts off the blood supply to a diseased or injured area of the body resulting in an inability of the tissue to repair.
		In order to prevent gangrene from setting in and reduce the risk of infection, patients with diabetes (or advanced atherosclerosis) are being told to take "special care" of their feet and hands, especially nails.
		The information on gangrene and nutrition provided herein is a general overview on this topic and may not apply to everyone, therefore, it should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition.
	www.reversegangrene.com /A.htm (5011 words)

	Medmicro Chapter 18
		Gas gangrene is an acute disease with a poor prognosis and often fatal outcome (Fig.
		Like gas gangrene, clostridial cellulitis is an infection of muscle tissue, but here the infecting organisms invade only tissue that is already dead; the infection does not spread to healthy, undamaged tissue.
		By the time the typical lesions of gas gangrene are evident, the disease usually is firmly established and the physician must treat the patient on a clinical basis without waiting for laboratory confirmation.
	gsbs.utmb.edu /microbook/ch018.htm (9599 words)

	Gangrene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Gangrene is a form of necrosis characterized by both liquefactive and coagulative necrosis.
		Sometimes, the tissue changes lead to dessication and mummification, and this gangrene is termed dry gangrene.
		The syndrome of progressive ischemic gangrene (PIG) of the extremities was examined over 3.5 years in patients undergoing maintenance dialysis (MD) in Kuwait and was compared to that in a similar age group (> 40 years) in the general population.
	www.thedoctorsdoctor.com /diseases/gangrene.htm (344 words)

	Gangrene
		Gangrene is a condition which leads to the death of body tissues as a result of insufficient oxygen supply.
		The risk of developing gangrene is higher than normal for people with diabetes, people who smoke or drink excessively and those who have poor circulation.
		Symptoms of dry gangrene are a dull aching pain and coldness in the area.
	www.herbalremedies.com /gangrene.html (1407 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Gangrene
		Gangrene is the death of tissue in part of the body.
		The outlook depends on the body part affected, the extent of gangrene, its cause, and the condition of the patient.
		Gangrene may be prevented if a harmful process is treated before the tissue damage is irreversible.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/007218.htm (614 words)

	Foot GANGRENE Controlled Nutritionally At 45+™ - Full of Health Inc.
		In most cases, dry foot gangrene is a result of the compromised blood circulation, an insufficient oxygen-rich and nutrient-dense blood supply caused by arterial - femoral, popliteal or tibial - obstruction where the lumen of the artery becomes progressively narrowed up to the point of complete occlusion (blockage), causing normal blood flow to stop.
		There is a common perception that gangrene represents an unstoppable and irreversible process - - a foot severely starved of blood cannot survive - - the only "solution" to which is to amputate an affected limb in order to preserve your life.
		The information on reversing foot gangrene and nutrition provided herein is a general overview on this topic and may not apply to everyone, therefore, it should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition.
	www.reversegangrene.com (1168 words)

	Medcyclopaedia - Fournier's gangrene
		Current imaging techniques for the initial evaluation of Fournier's gangrene include radiography, sonography and CT. Diagnostic imaging may be useful to confirm the diagnosis, evaluate the extent of disease, detect the underlying cause, and follow the response to therapy.
		In Fournier's gangrene, sonographic evaluation of the scrotum, scrotal contents, and surrounding structures shows a thickened and oedematous scrotal wall, gas within the scrotal wall, and unilateral or bilateral peritesticular fluid.
		CT evaluation of the perineum and pelvis can often show the underlying cause of Fournier's gangrene such as perianal abscesses, fistulous tracts, incarcerated inguinal hernias, and sources of infection that are an intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal process.
	www.medcyclopaedia.com /library/topics/volume_iv_2/f/FOURNIERS_GANGRENE.aspx (622 words)

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