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According to Hippocratic physicians, gangrene is brought about by three reasons. These include wound constriction that is followed by hemorrhage, body part compression, and necrosis due to bandages. ^[1]

According to Hippocratic physicians, gangrene is brought about by three reasons.

**Table 1. Causes of Gangrene.** ^[2]
Type of Gangrene	Etiology

Dry Gangrene	Atherosclerosis ^[3]
	Thromboembolic diseases
	Adventitial cystic diseases and Vasculitis
	Buerger disease
	Popliteal entrapment
Wet gangrene	Infection of the arterial or venous blood flow.
Gas gangrene	Infection with Clostridium perfringens, Escherichia coli, Bacteroides, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and streptococcal infections. ^[4]