Specimen of gangrenous foot
Arterial insufficiency in diabetic patients is still a problem today, and can still cause ulceration and necrosis in extremities if not attended to in a timely way. Gangrene of the feet has long been one of the most common complications of long-term poorly-managed diabetes.
A Text-Book of Pathology. W. G. MacCallum, 1916.
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