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Definition Types: Dry, Moist Varieties Gangrene primarily due to interference with circulation: Senile gangrene; Embolic gangrene; Gangrene following ligation of arteries; Gangrene from mechanical causes; Gangrene from heat, chemical agents, and cold; Diabetic gangrene; Gangrene associated with spasm of blood vessels; Raynaud's disease; Angio-sclerotic gangrene; Gangrene from ergot.
When gangrene occurs, it is treated on the same lines as other forms of dry gangrene, but if amputation is called for it is only with a view to removing the dead part. #Angio-sclerotic Gangrene.# A form of gangrene due to angio-sclerosis is occasionally met with in young persons, even in children.
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