“How do you know if you have gangrene?”
I fell a month after having my leg amputated beneath my knee. How do I know if I have gangrene?
Female | 53 years old
Medications: Flonase, atenolol. Furosemibe, cetirizine, atorvastatin, clopidogrel
Conditions: Amputation
4 Answers
Maira Jessica Medellin-Peña
Infectious Disease Specialist
Hi,
Please go get checked by your health care provider as I see the need to be assessed by a professional.
Best,
Please go get checked by your health care provider as I see the need to be assessed by a professional.
Best,
This is not gangrene. Visit Surgeon who performed Surgeon.
From that picture, you definitely have wound separation and need to go see a physician. Gangrene (necrotizing infection) typically presents with drainage, redness, fevers, elevated heart rate, and other abnormalities. I would go to the ER if you are concerned.
Thanks for the question.
There are small areas of blackening, which might require debridement, and this large, open wound needs attention. Please notify your surgeon.
There are small areas of blackening, which might require debridement, and this large, open wound needs attention. Please notify your surgeon.
