gangrene

(noun)

The death of tissue due to reduced blood supply as a result of infection or a blocked blood vessel.

Related Terms

Examples of gangrene in the following topics:

  • Gangrene

    • Diabetes and long-term smoking increase the risk of suffering from gangrene.
    • The gangrenous tissue most often detaches spontaneously .
    • Gas gangrene is a bacterial infection that produces gas within tissues.
    • Gangrene of the 1st to 4th toes of the right foot of a person with diabetes.
    • Compare and contrast the different types of gangrene: dry, wet, gas, noma, fournier gangrene and necrotizing fasciitis

  • Ergot Poisoning

    • The symptoms which present in individuals with ergot poisoning can be classified as convulsive symptoms and gangrenous symptoms.
    • The gangrenous symptoms are a result of vasoconstriction induced by the alkaloids.

  • Uses of Oxygen

    • Carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, and decompression sickness (the 'bends') are sometimes treated using these devices.
    • Oxygen gas is poisonous to the anaerobic bacteria that cause gas gangrene, so increasing its partial pressure helps kill them.

  • Edible Fungi

    • Even before the discovery of penicillin, people used blue cheese to prevent gangrene in wounds.

  • Fungi as Plant, Animal, and Human Pathogens

    • The most common signs and symptoms are convulsions, hallucinations, gangrene, and loss of milk in cattle.

  • Inguinal Hernia

    • If the blood supply of the portion of the intestine caught in the hernia is compromised, the hernia is deemed "strangulated" and gut ischemia and gangrene can result, with potentially fatal consequences.

  • Scuba Diving, the Bends, and Hyperbaric Oxygenation

    • HBOT found early use in the treatment of decompression sickness but it has also shown great effectiveness in treating conditions such as gas gangrene and carbon monoxide poisoning.

  • Raynaud's Phenomenon

    • In rare cases, it can cause ulceration and ischemic gangrene.

  • Toxins

    • Ergotism is characterized by detrimental effects on the vascular system in particular, including vasoconstriction of blood vessels resulting in gangrene, and eventually, limb loss if left untreated.

  • History of Bacterial Diseases

    • Symptoms include swollen lymph nodes, fever, seizure, vomiting of blood, and (c) gangrene.