How can you get gangrene?

Gangrene. Gangrene is necrosis and subsequent decay of body tissues caused by infection or thrombosis or lack of blood flow. It is usually the result of critically insufficient blood supply sometimes...

contrasting features of: commonly limbs are affected sites(distal part due to ischemia)arterial occlusion is the mechanism.macroscopically the organ affected is dry, shrunken and black.putrefaction...

Gangrene can be found any place in the body where tissue is without adequate blood supply and has become necrotic (dead). It is usually found on external parts of the body, most commonly found on the...

This disease has basically been around since the stone ages and the best answer to it is that you amputate the area.

A physician will look for a history of recent trauma, surgery, cancer , or chronic disease. Blood tests will be used to determine whether infection is present