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Gangrene (cont.)

Synonyms and Keywords

Gangrene, necrosis, dry gangrene, wet gangrene, gas gangrene, Clostridia, frostbite, arteriosclerosis, smoking, Raynaud disease, debridement, hyperbaric oxygen, amputation, foot care, black toe

Authors and Editors

Author: Ronald A Greenfield, MD, Chief, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine

Coauthor: Shehnaz Shaikh, MD, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com


Last Editorial Review: 5/15/2007




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