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Overview

According to Hippocratic physicians, gangrene is brought about by three reasons. These include wound constriction that is followed by hemorrhage, body part compression, and necrosis due to bandages. [1]

Gangrene Causes

According to Hippocratic physicians, gangrene is brought about by three reasons.


Table 1. Causes of Gangrene. [2]
Type of Gangrene Etiology
Dry Gangrene Atherosclerosis [3]
Thromboembolic diseases
Adventitial cystic diseases and Vasculitis
Buerger disease
Popliteal entrapment
Wet gangrene Infection of the arterial or venous blood flow.
Gas gangrene Infection with Clostridium perfringens, Escherichia coli, Bacteroides, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and streptococcal infections. [4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Christopoulou-Aletra H, Papavramidou N (2009). "The manifestation of "gangrene" in the Hippocratic corpus". Ann Vasc Surg. 23 (4): 548–51. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2009.02.002. PMID 19540438.
  2. "StatPearls". 2022. PMID 32809387 Check |pmid= value (help).
  3. Elsayed S, Clavijo LC (2015). "Critical limb ischemia". Cardiol Clin. 33 (1): 37–47. doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2014.09.008. PMID 25439329.
  4. Brucato MP, Patel K, Mgbako O (2014). "Diagnosis of gas gangrene: does a discrepancy exist between the published data and practice". J Foot Ankle Surg. 53 (2): 137–40. doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2013.10.009. PMID 24345706.

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