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Introduction: Gangrene
Gangrene: Tissue death. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Gangrene is available below.
Symptoms of Gangrene
- Symptoms of dry gangrene:
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Medical Textbooks Online about Gangrene
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Gangrene?
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Causes of Gangrene
- Loss of blood supply
- Diabetes
- Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- Frostbite
- Atherosclerosis
See full list of 10 causes of Gangrene
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Treatments for Gangrene
- Amputation
- Antibiotics
- Treatments for gas gangrene:
- Surgical incisions to aerate wound
- Oxidizing agents
See full list of 7 treatments for Gangrene
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Reseach about Gangrene
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Clinical Trials for Gangrene
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Gangrene include:
- Stem Cell Study for Patients With Leg Ulcer/Gangrene - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Intra-Arterial Stem Cell Therapy for Patients With Chronic Limb Ischemia (CLI) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Daptomycin for the Treatment of Severe Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections. - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Daptomycin 6mg/kg/day
Read more about Clinical Trials for Gangrene
Statistics for Gangrene
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Types of Gangrene
- Dry gangrene - caused by poor blood supply
- Moist gangrene - caused by caused by bacteria
- Gas gangrene - caused by a particular strain of Clostridium bacteria
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Definitions of Gangrene:
Death and putrefaction of tissue usually due to a loss of blood supply. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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