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The affected part is dry, shrunken and dark black, resembling [[mummy|mummified]] flesh. | The affected part is dry, shrunken and dark black, resembling [[mummy|mummified]] flesh. | ||
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Image:ULCERCELLULITIS1.JPG|Diabetic [[ulcer]]ation with central "dry" gangrene and toward the edges wet gangrene with some ascending [[cellulitis]] <br>(Image courtesy of Charlie Goldberg, M.D., UCSD School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, San Diego, CA) | Image:ULCERCELLULITIS1.JPG|Diabetic [[ulcer]]ation with central "dry" gangrene and toward the edges wet gangrene with some ascending [[cellulitis]] <br>(Image courtesy of Charlie Goldberg, M.D., UCSD School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, San Diego, CA) |
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Physical Examination
Vitals
Blood Pressure
Low blood pressure is seen.
Extremities
Dry Gangrene
The affected part is dry, shrunken and dark black, resembling mummified flesh.
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Diabetic ulceration with central "dry" gangrene and toward the edges wet gangrene with some ascending cellulitis
(Image courtesy of Charlie Goldberg, M.D., UCSD School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, San Diego, CA)
Wet Gangrene
The affected part is edematous, soft, putrid, rotten and dark.
Gas Gangrene
Gas gangrene can cause necrosis and gas production.
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Patient with peripheral vascular disease that has lead to infarct of several toes.
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Same patient. Normal left foot for comparison.