Gangrene
Which are also called gangrene and corrosive, as the death of a member of the tissues of the body due to the non-arrival of an adequate supply of blood to it, which is caused by many reasons, including exposure to infection or inflammation.
It is noteworthy that this situation often affects the parties, and with her fingers, but it is also, in some cases, may affect the muscles and internal organs of the body. That this situation is more common among invalids diabetes and vascular disease, including hardening of the arteries of the leg or arm and have weak immune systems, including users of chemotherapy anti-cancer.
* Symptoms:
Symptoms depend on the gangrene caused by an infected place and the reason leading to him. Was the injury to the skin, symptoms include the following:
- Change the color of the skin so that it becomes a dull blue or black or purple. It should be noted that it is often red or bronze if the injury is near the surface of the skin and not in the skin itself.
- Fluid leakage smelly place of the injured.
- Feeling severe pain in the affected area, and then followed Bkhaddran.
But if the affected area is located inside the body, the so-called internal gangrene or gas gangrene, the symptoms include the following:
- Swelling of the infected tissue.
- High temperatures.
- Discomfort.
It is worth mentioning that if the gangrene caused by a bacterial infection, and then spread the bacteria in the body, they may lead to injury condition called septic shock. The symptoms of this condition include the following:
- Low blood pressure.
- Temperatures of more than 38 or less than 36 degrees Celsius.
- Accelerated heartbeat.
- Shortness of breath.
- The rotor.
* Causes:
Gangrene occur Nttejh one or both of the following reasons:
- The lack of blood supply, it is known that the blood supply cells with oxygen and nutrients to it, as well as elements of the immune system in particular, including antibodies, in order to prevent injury to inflammation. Therefore, the failure to access adequate amounts of blood to lead to her death, and thereby damage the tissues that comprise these cells.
- Pneumonia, as the continuation of a bacterial infection without treatment for a long time may lead to tissue death, what lead to gangrene.
* How to prevent them:
Possible prevention of gangrene to take certain steps, the most important start remedying it quickly, before it becomes any tissue damage untreatable. Therefore, you must follow the injuries minute follow-up check with your doctor in case of the spread of redness or swelling or fluid out of them or delayed Altamha about what is natural and normal.
It is noteworthy that the Victims of diabetes and vascular disease do scans their feet daily to search for the presence of, or doubt the existence of, any injuries or ulcers or inflammatory or change in skin color or any other similar display, and for the immediate resort to the doctor.
Moreover, the preventive tips also include the following:
- Avoid weight gain, not only for the prevention of diabetes, which is one of the factors causing gangrene, but also to the fact that a kilogram plus for the ideal body weight puts pressure on the arteries, leading to a reduction of blood flow, as that would lead to the possibility of injury inflammation and slow wound healing.
- Avoid tobacco, so that it and its products, including cigarettes, hurt blood vessels.
- Be sure to take the necessary measures for the prevention of infection. These include measures to ensure dry and clean any wound, especially if it is open.
- Be alert at low temperatures, it is worth mentioning that the icing, or what is also known as frost sting, may lead to gangrene being weakened blood circulation in the affected area. Therefore, they must resort to the doctor in the event of note color shift any area of the skin color to pale or that become solid or cool and infected Balkhaddran.
* Treatment:
Adopt appropriate choice for the treatment of gangrene caused by the place and the public health of the injured out.
It is noteworthy that the treatment of this case should proceed and walking as soon as possible.
And therapeutic methods used include the following:
- Surgery to remove the infected tissue to give healthy cells because the area heal and prevent infection, if any, from spreading. As a doctor and has restored the tumor blood vessels, if possible, so as to improve the flow of blood in and around the affected area. It is worth mentioning that the doctor has the reconstructive process of the skin so that the removal of part of the intact skin, and is often of an area covered by clothes, and then publish the place of the affected skin. In severe cases, amputation may be a patient and put a member of an industrial place, if possible.
- Antibiotics, which are used if the infected tissue inflamed.
- Fluids and painkillers as needed.
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