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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Edzel Lorraine Co, D.M.D., M.D.

Risk Factors

• You have a higher risk for gangrene if you have:

• A serious injury

• Blood vessel disease (such as arteriosclerosis, also called hardening of the arteries, in your arms or legs)

• Diabetes

• Suppressed immune system (for example, from HIV or chemotherapy)

• Surgery

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