Moist gangrene

Moist Gangrene

It may develop after a severe burn, frostbite or injury. It often occurs in people with diabetes who unknowingly injure a toe or foot. Wet gangrene needs to be treated immediately because it spreads quickly and can be fatal.

3rd year FOPHU students - 190 to 200

Content

Photos of the case

• Gangrene
• Moist gangrene
• Description of it
• Causes and symptoms
• Fate and treatment

Causes

Wet gangrene

Types

Dry gangrene

• Continuous pressure on blood vessel or nerve.
• Low blood supply
• Lack of immunity.
• Obstruction due to emboli or thrombosis in blood vessel.

What's next?

Description

So, What is Gangrene?!

Development of wet gangrene : occur in diabetes

Necrotic tissue with putrefaction with saprophytic bacteria. It results from a reduction in the supply of oxygen-carrying blood to the affected region, Wet gangrene often produces an fluid or pus so called (wet).

Development of wet gangrene : occur in diabetes

Gangrene is referred to as "wet" if there's a bacterial infection in the affected

tissue. Swelling, blistering and a wet

appearance are common features of

wet gangrene.

And what about its FATE

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• Scarification : process of making a number of scratches in damaged tissue to allow substance to penetrate body.
• Blood thinners : to prevent blood from clotting to reduce chances of blocking blood vessel.
• Debridement : cut dead tissue away to prevent gangrene spreading.
• Potent antibiotics through IV.

Aim of treatment

Symptoms

• Affected area is swollen.
• Severe pain.
• Foul smelling odor.
• Becomes black ( due to RBCs break and iron liberated interact with H2S elaborated from dead tissue lead to formation FeS ).
• Person may suffer from a fever.
• No line of demarcation.

• Prevent gangrene spreading , and its effect (e.g. Toxemia, bacteremia).
• As we can't reverse damage caused by gangrene.