...limb amputation in Nigeria is limb gangrene due to trauma. A road traffic...in the increasing incidence of limb gangrene has been reported.1-5 The complications...account for about 50-60% of the limb gangrene necessitating amputation in our...

...brain diseases in diabetic patients is three times higher than in non-diabetics, and that the risk of developing lower limb gangrene, kidney failure and blindness were respectively 5.17 and 25 times higher. An estimated 2.4 million US dollars is spent...

...pain and slower clearing of the skin changes, in some unfortunate cases there may be devastating complications such as limb gangrene, paraplegia, or death. (9) Rygnestad et al (10) have described a fatal case of a group, a beta hemolytic streptococcal...

...heart attack if it is connected to the heart, or limb death if it is to a limb. "If the blocked blood vessel leads to a limb, gangrene could develop as the tissues in the limb slowly die out from lack of oxygen," says Dr Sompongse Suwanwalaikorn, Thailand...

...ergot alkaloids from a mold labeled Claviceps purpurea. The alkaloids from this mold constrict blood vessels, causing limb gangrene, convulsions, and hallucinations. However, with the exception of ingesting moldy cereal grains or poisonous mushrooms...

...the patients; limb ulcers improved or healed in 46 (86.8) of the 53 patients, while 25 of the 48 (47.9) patients with limb gangrene remained steady or improved. Angiography (an X-ray) before treatment, and at 12 weeks after treatment, was performed...