Gangrene is tissue death. Often, it occurs in diabetic patients, but also occurs in patients who have arterial disease. Wet means the presence of bacteria. Wet gangrene ranges is a surgical emergency, since it can progress to gas gangrene, which is a surgical emergency. The bacteria multiply quite rapidly in the presence of dead tissue. Dry gangrene is usually left alone unless it progresses to wet gangrene.

Your physician at One Oak Medical will work closely with the vascular surgeon to manage and treat wet and dry gangrene.