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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[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]] | *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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Overview
Chronic limb pain is the usual chief complaint of patients who developed gangrene.
History and Symptoms
- 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.
- If ischemia happens, tissue loss is the first presentation.[1]
References
- ↑ Elsayed S, Clavijo LC (2015). "Critical limb ischemia". Cardiol Clin. 33 (1): 37–47. doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2014.09.008. PMID 25439329.