Gangrene is a type of tissue death which occurs due to loss of blood supply. This may affect any part of the body but usually affects the peripheral extremities like feet, toes, fingers, hands, penis ...

Gangrene is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that can affect diabetic patients. It is a result of poor blood flow and nerve damage, making it difficult for the body to fight off ...

Diabetic gangrene is characterized by obstructed supply of blood due to tissue damage or death of the body tissues. It is caused due to an underlying injury, infection or illness resulted from poor ...

The most pressing issues in this patient are the treatment of progressive gangrene in affected digits and the prevention of future digital gangrene. The specific therapies that have been used for the ...

Fournier gangrene (FG), a necrotizing infection of the perineum, is a relatively rare but potentially fatal complication of treatment with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, new data ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has identified 55 new cases of Fournier gangrene in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and recommend ...

A man developed an "unusual" case of gangrene, or tissue death, after an improperly applied external catheter cut off blood flow to his penis and led to a serious bacterial infection. Unfortunately, ...