Diabetic Gangrene ذیابیطس فسادنسیج
DESCRIPTION
The death and subsequent decay of body tissues caused due to diabetes mellitus.
Persons most commonly affected:
Both sexes.
Organ or part of body involved:
Feet and hands (especially nails)
Causes and risk factors:
Diabetic gangrene results from three factors: trophic changes – caused by peripheral neuritis; ischaemia – caused by atheroma in the arteries; and lowered resistance to infection – caused by excess sugar in the tissues.
Prevention:
In order to prevent gangrene from setting in and reduce the risk of infection, patients with diabetes (or advanced atherosclerosis) are being told to take