Question

Assessment of a client with diabetes reveals that the toes are dark in color and the skin is shrunken and wrinkled, with a clear delineation between affected and unaffected regions. This client likely has:_________.

Answer 1

Dry gangrene

Step-by-step explanation:

Dry gangrene occurs when blood supply to tissues gradually stops. The affected part becomes dry, shrinks and turns brownish to black (like a mummy). The line of separation is formed between the gangrenous part and the viable part of the tissue. The gangrenous part consists of inflammatory granulation tissue. It occurs mainly in diabetic patients or people suffering from arterial blood vessel diseases.