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Gangrene of the foot
A condition characterized by the death and decomposition of tissue in the foot, which can either obstruct circulation or cause a bacterial infection.
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
41 years experience
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Preteen 6-13 | |||||
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Young adult 19-40 | |||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Common |
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A 35-year old asked:
What are the early symptoms of gangrene in the foot?
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A 45-year old asked:
Does hitting your foot way too hard cause you to get gangrene if you're diabetic?
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A 33-year old asked:
Need doctor's help! Will occur fournier gangrene in the foot?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have Raynaud's. How do I know if my feet are developing gangrene?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I have dry gangrene on my both palms and both feet soles what medicine i should take?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Why isnt this lady on intravenous antibiotics when she has gangrene on her feet, she goes to these meetings i go to wk after wk ?
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A 53-year old female asked:
How bad is it to have fungus in your feet? can that lead to gangrene? im seeing my doctor for something else soon, should i ask for a perscription?
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A 46-year old asked:
Gangrene on their hands and feet. When does it require amputation?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Is it possible to treat dry Gangrene without surgery of foot to kidney patient?
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A 40-year old asked:
If you have a foot amputation to get rid of gangrene, will you later need a leg amputation?
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A 36-year old female asked about a 61-year old male:
My dad has gangrene in one foot and has had the other amputated. He is on pd dialysis and has had an heart attack in July last year?
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A 44-year old asked:
the vascular surgeon told my mother she has early stages of gangrene in her foot. What is the treatment?
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A 33-year old asked:
Mrs. rose is a hospice patient in the nursing home. she has gangrene of her foot. What can she do to cure it?
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A 66-year old female asked:
Mother, 66, had gangrene/ partial foot amputation, is not diabetic, had 3 stents in her legs due to poor circulation & heavy smoker. Life expectancy?
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A 29-year old asked:
What is color of gangrene?
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A 33-year old asked:
How could gangrene spread?
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A 40-year old asked:
What are the tests for gangrene?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is the treatment for gangrene?
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A 44-year old asked:
How to tell if I'm developing gangrene?
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A 48-year old asked:
Is gangrene contagious?
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A 34-year old male asked:
What causes Fournier gangrene?
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A 33-year old asked:
Are septicemia and gangrene related?
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A 29-year old asked:
Why is hyperbaric oxygen treatment used for gangrene?
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A 23-year old female asked:
how to relate gangrene with diabetes mellitus in animal?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can high amounts of allopathic drugs induce dry gangrene?
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A 29-year old asked:
Why is hemoglobin concentration increased in dry gangrene?
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A 44-year old asked:
How to tell if I have gangrene on my thrombosed hemorrhoid?
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A 21-year old asked:
What is the mortality rate of colitis once gangrene sets in?
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A 39-year old asked:
How likely are you to survive treatment for gangrene in the stomach?
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A 34-year old asked:
How long does it typically take for gangrene to develop in a leg after a gunshot?
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