Wet gangrene

a type of gangrenous necrosis caused by superinfection that is characterized by coagulative and liquefactive necrosis on histopathologic examination

• Edema

• Blistering

• Discharge or a moist appearance

• Rapid spread of infection

based on clinical features

• Analgesia

• Surgical debridement, drainage, and/or amputation of infected and necrotic tissue

• Broad-spectrum antibiotics

• Revascularization (after managing local infection)

• In case of unsuccessful limb salvage: surgical amputation

Sepsis