ALLMedicine™ Gangrene Center

Feb 25th, 2021 - Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is a disabling complication that affects a small proportion of patients who survive critical illness. Its pathogenesis reflects profoundly disturbed procoagulant-anticoagulant balance in susceptible tissue bed...

Feb 15th, 2021 - Critical limb ischemia (CLI) constitutes the most advanced form of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and is characterized by ischemic rest pain, tissue loss and/or gangrene. Optimized medical care and risk factor modification in addition to revascul...

Feb 13th, 2021 - To demonstrate a technique for performing orchidopexy and split-thickness skin graft for patients with deficient scrotal skin after debridement for Fournier's gangrene. This is an alternative strategy to healing by secondary intention, flaps, or t...

Feb 12th, 2021 - Before the 20th century many deaths in England, and most likely a majority, were caused by infectious diseases. The focus here is on the biggest killers, plague, typhus, smallpox, tuberculosis, cholera, typhoid, dysentery, childhood infections, pn...

Feb 7th, 2021 - The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is important in the regulation of perfusion. Dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRG-S) modulates sympathetic tone and is approved to treat complex regional pain syndrome, a disorder related to SNS dysfunction. W...

Aug 11th, 2019 - There are >12 million patients with peripheral artery disease in the United States. The most severe form of peripheral artery disease is critical limb ischemia (CLI). The diagnosis and management of CLI is often challenging. Ethnic differences in ...

Jun 4th, 2019 - Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is associated with mortality, amputation, and impaired quality of life. These Global Vascular Guidelines (GVG) are focused on definition, evaluation, and management of CLTI with the goals of improving evide...

Jan 5th, 2019 - Body piercings have become increasingly popular and a socially acceptable form of body modification. The most common site of piercings is the ear, with increasing popularity involving the mouth, nose, eyebrows, nipples, navel, and genitals. Local...

Mar 14th, 2016 - We aimed to prepare guidelines for the management of diabetic ulcer/gangrene with emphasis on the diagnosis and treatment of skin symptoms. They serve as a tool to improve the quality of the diagnosis and treatment in each patient and, further, to...

The genus Clostridium is among the largest bacterial genera comprising of about 180 species.[1] The more common clinically relevant Clostridium species are Clostridium botulinum, which causes botulism; Clostridium perfringens, which causes food po...

Feb 25th, 2021 - Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is a disabling complication that affects a small proportion of patients who survive critical illness. Its pathogenesis reflects profoundly disturbed procoagulant-anticoagulant balance in susceptible tissue bed...

Feb 15th, 2021 - Critical limb ischemia (CLI) constitutes the most advanced form of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and is characterized by ischemic rest pain, tissue loss and/or gangrene. Optimized medical care and risk factor modification in addition to revascul...

Feb 13th, 2021 - To demonstrate a technique for performing orchidopexy and split-thickness skin graft for patients with deficient scrotal skin after debridement for Fournier's gangrene. This is an alternative strategy to healing by secondary intention, flaps, or t...

Feb 12th, 2021 - Before the 20th century many deaths in England, and most likely a majority, were caused by infectious diseases. The focus here is on the biggest killers, plague, typhus, smallpox, tuberculosis, cholera, typhoid, dysentery, childhood infections, pn...

Feb 10th, 2021 - Overview Gangrene is death of body tissue due to a lack of blood flow or a serious bacterial infection. Gangrene commonly affects the arms and legs, including the toes and fingers, but it can also occur in the muscles and in organs inside the body...

Sep 10th, 2020 - Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. 9/11 survivor John Feal's foot was crushed by a steel beam, which led to gangrene, septic shock, and partial amputation. But it's the mental trauma that has been...

Apr 1st, 2020 - The pathogenesis of calciphylaxis is not well understood; however, some researchers suggest that an imbalance in calcium-phosphate homeostasis may lead to calciphylaxis; that is, elevated calcium and phosphate levels exceed their solubility and de.

Oct 10th, 2019 - Rheumatoid vasculitis can involve the nervous system, arteries, and sclera among other systems. Digital ischemia and gangrene due to involvement of the arteries of the distal extremities was a manifestation of this patient's rheumatoid vasculitis....

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Aug 11th, 2019 - There are >12 million patients with peripheral artery disease in the United States. The most severe form of peripheral artery disease is critical limb ischemia (CLI). The diagnosis and management of CLI is often challenging. Ethnic differences in ...