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Diabetic gangrene

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Diabetic gangrene results from three factors:

  • trophic changes - caused by peripheral neuritis
  • ischaemia - caused by atheroma in the arteries
  • lowered resistance to infection - caused by excess sugar in the tissues

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