Gangrene (cont.)
Medical Author:
Ronald A Greenfield, MD
Coauthor:
Shehnaz Shaikh, MD
Medical Editor:
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. IN THIS ARTICLE
Support Groups and CounselingPeople with gangrene need moral support, especially if amputation is performed. The following support groups provide a forum for people who have undergone amputation to share questions and concerns with others who had gone through or are going through similar circumstances:
American Amputee Foundation
Amputee Coalition of America
National Amputation Foundation, Inc.
United Amputee Services Association, Inc. In addition, people with amputation require physical, vocational, and rehabilitation therapy. Next Page: Must Read Articles Related to Gangrene
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In 1883, the French venereologist Jean Alfred Fournier described a series in which 5 previously healthy young men suffered from a rapidly progressive gangrene of the penis and scrotum without apparent cause.
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