The decay and death (necrosis) of skin tissue on the feet is a very serious foot problem associated with advanced diabetes. It occurs after a lack of blood flow and infection of a wound.

He didn’t think much of it, but when he got back home to Arizona, his foot swelled up and turned purple. He went to a nearby hospital and was told he had a serious infection that had spread to ...

Diabetic patients referred for duplex scanning of the lower extremity arteries were included if they had foot lesions such as ulcers, gangrene, or tissue necrosis and had no palpable pedal pulses.

(KPHO/Gray News) – A nurse in Arizona is adjusting to his new normal after losing his leg to a rare bacterial infection. A few months ago, 49-year-old Ed Rivas was vacationing in Florida with his ...