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Gangrene history and symptoms
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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.
Overview
[edit | edit source]Chronic limb pain is the usual chief complaint of patients who developed gangrene.
History and Symptoms
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Elsayed S, Clavijo LC (2015). "Critical limb ischemia". Cardiol Clin. 33 (1): 37–47. doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2014.09.008. PMID 25439329.
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