Necrosis is the death of body tissue. It occurs when too little blood flows to the tissue. This can be from injury, radiation, or chemicals. Necrosis cannot be reversed.
When large areas of tissue die due to a lack of blood supply, the condition is called gangrene.
Florenzo Iannone is in Italy. Iannone is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Necrosis. He is also highly rated in 37 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Psoriasis.
Laurent Biroulet is a Gastroenterologist in Vandoeuvre-les-nancy, France. Biroulet is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Necrosis. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Ulcerative Colitis, and Crohn's Disease.
Mikkel Ostergaard is in Denmark. Ostergaard is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Necrosis. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Synovitis, Arthritis, Axial Spondyloarthritis, and Tenosynovitis.
Published Date : July 30, 2021
Published By : Anna C. Edens Hurst, MD, MS, Associate Professor in Medical Genetics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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