Wet gangrene

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Ischemic necrosis of an extremity with bacterial infection.

wet gangrene

A condition caused by relatively acute vascular occlusion–eg, burns, freezing, crush injuries and thromboembolism, resulting in liquefactive necrosis, bleb and bullae formation with violaceous discoloration. See Gangrene.

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