Dry gangrene

A condition in which the blood supply to a limb has been cut off and the tissue becomes black.


Gangrene that results when the necrotic part has a progressive reduction in its blood supply but does not typically become infected. This occurs when arterial blood flow to a tissue is obstructed. The tissue gradually dries, the process continuing for weeks or months.


The localized demise of a section that undergoes mummification.


 


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