Gangrene is the death of body tissue. Clostridial myonecrosis, a type of gas gangrene, is a fast-spreading and potentially life-threatening form of gangrene caused by abacterial infection from ...

What Is Fournier's Gangrene? Fournier’s gangrene is a very serious, sometimes fatal infection in your genital or anal area. It’s a type of necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating disease) that develops ...

Gangrene happens when a lack of oxygen-rich blood causes tissue to die in some part of the body, often the hands or feet. It is a serious condition that can result in amputation of a limb or death. It ...

There is a common misconception that ischemic limb necrosis results only from thrombosis or thromboembolism involving limb arteries, with loss of arterial pulses. Yet ischemic limb gangrene can also ...

Fournier’s gangrene is a form of necrotizing fasciitis, a condition that leads to tissue death. It can cause pain and swelling in the genital, perineal, or perianal regions of the body, and can be ...