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==Overview==
==Overview==
*[[Chronic]] [[limb]] [[pain]] is usual [[chief complaint]] of [[patients]] who developed [[gangrene]].
[[Chronic]] [[limb]] [[pain]] is the usual [[chief complaint]] of [[patients]] who developed [[gangrene]].


==History and Symptoms==
==History and Symptoms==
*[[Chronic]] [[limb]] [[pain]] is the usual [[chief complaint]] of [[patients]] who developed [[gangrene]].
*[[Chronic]] [[limb]] [[pain]] is the usual [[chief complaint]] of [[patients]] who developed [[gangrene]].
*The [[pain]] worsens if the [[leg]] is [[raised]], and gets better in a more dependent position.
*The [[pain]] worsens if the [[leg]] is [[raised]] and gets better in a more dependent position.
*If [[ischemia]] happens, [[tissue]] loss is the first presentation.<ref name="pmid25439329">{{cite journal| author=Elsayed S, Clavijo LC| title=Critical limb ischemia. | journal=Cardiol Clin | year= 2015 | volume= 33 | issue= 1 | pages= 37-47 | pmid=25439329 | doi=10.1016/j.ccl.2014.09.008 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25439329  }} </ref>
*If [[ischemia]] happens, [[tissue]] loss is the first presentation.<ref name="pmid25439329">{{cite journal| author=Elsayed S, Clavijo LC| title=Critical limb ischemia. | journal=Cardiol Clin | year= 2015 | volume= 33 | issue= 1 | pages= 37-47 | pmid=25439329 | doi=10.1016/j.ccl.2014.09.008 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25439329  }} </ref>


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Chronic limb pain is the usual chief complaint of patients who developed gangrene.

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  1. Elsayed S, Clavijo LC (2015). "Critical limb ischemia". Cardiol Clin. 33 (1): 37–47. doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2014.09.008. PMID 25439329.