| emphysematous gangrene | <microbiology> A severe form of gangrene (tissue necrosis) caused by Clostridium infection. Also referred to as necrotising subcutaneous infection. Results in death of the subcutaneous tissues and muscle layers. See: necrotising fascitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| trophic gangrene | Ulcer resulting from cutaneous sensory denervation. See: perforating ulcer of foot. Synonym: trophic gangrene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fournier's gangrene | An acute gangrenous infection of the scrotum, penis, or perineum involving gram-positive organisms, enteric bacilli, and anaerobes, which occurs following local trauma, operative procedures, an underlying urinary tract disease, or a distant acute inflammatory process. (12 Dec 1998) |