This case report is of an infant of a diabetic mother who presented with lower extremity gangrene occurring in utero that necessitated a below the knee amputation at 3 hours of age. The association of ...

Monsoon weather paves the way for many worrying health concerns. The unpredictable climate also aggravates existing conditions. And with people still commuting to work and going about their day ...

Gangrene, or a rapidly spreading foot abscess. Sound like diseases of the past? Well, sadly not. Leg amputation is one of the oldest surgical procedures. The earliest known example dates back some ...

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People with diabetes are at an increased risk of gangrene for several reasons, including poor wound healing and loss of feeling in the feet. Gangrene requires immediate treatment, but amputations are ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. After a 23-year-old man arrived at a hospital in India complaining of trouble urinating, doctors found he also had ...

A New Jersey father who contracted a rare flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing on the Fourth of July had both of his forearms and legs amputated, according to a report. Doctors at Cooper University ...

Peripheral vascular disease is a lack of blood flow through the arteries, typically affecting the legs and feet. The main symptoms include pain, numbness, weakness in the legs and feet, skin ...

Doctors amputate the accused’s right leg after gangrene develops from gunshot injuries sustained during a police operation in Anantapur.

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana government to pay the remaining medical reimbursement to a retired school teacher who underwent treatment for gangrene in his ...