Pathogenesis (development of disease)
Gangrene results from ischemia (reduced blood flow) or thermal/mechanical damage.
Etiology (causes)
Disease-related causes.
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).
- Gangrene associated with diabetes mellitus
Skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
- Pyoderma gangraenosum (synonym: ulcerative dermatitis) – painful disease of the skin in which ulceration or ulceration (ulceration or ulceration) and gangrene (death of the skin) occur over a large area, usually in one spot
Cardiovascular system (I00-I99).
- Gangrene associated with arteriosclerosis
- Gangrene in other peripheral vascular diseases
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
- Gangraena emphysematosa (gas gangrene; synonyms: Gas gangrene, gas edema, gas phlegmon, Clostridium myositis and cellulitis, clostridial myonecrosis, malignant edema) – wound infection caused primarily by bacteria of the Clostridium species.
Genitourinary system (kidneys, urinary tract – sex organs) (N00-N99).
- Fournier’s gangrene – infection of the genitals associated with (partial) gangrene.
Injuries, poisonings, and other sequelae of external causes (S00-T98).
- Gangraena congelationis – stage 3 frostbite.
