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Gangrene: Unit-I Veterinary Pathology (Paper-I)

Gangrene is defined as the invasion and decay of necrotic tissue by saprophytic bacteria. It commonly occurs in the lungs, intestines, and extremities. There are two main types of gangrene: dry gangrene and moist gangrene. Dry gangrene occurs in tissue with less blood content and fluid, leading to slower necrosis. It results in a dry, shriveled appearance with a green to black color. Moist gangrene occurs in tissue with more moisture and heat, allowing very rapid growth of putrefactive bacteria. It causes swelling, blistering, and a wet appearance in affected areas. Untreated gangrene can lead to septicemia, toxemia, shock and death of the

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Gangrene: Unit-I Veterinary Pathology (Paper-I)

Gangrene is defined as the invasion and decay of necrotic tissue by saprophytic bacteria. It commonly occurs in the lungs, intestines, and extremities. There are two main types of gangrene: dry gangrene and moist gangrene. Dry gangrene occurs in tissue with less blood content and fluid, leading to slower necrosis. It results in a dry, shriveled appearance with a green to black color. Moist gangrene occurs in tissue with more moisture and heat, allowing very rapid growth of putrefactive bacteria. It causes swelling, blistering, and a wet appearance in affected areas. Untreated gangrene can lead to septicemia, toxemia, shock and death of the

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GANGRENE

UNIT-I
VETERINARY PATHOLOGY (PAPER-I)
DR. KAUSHAL KUMAR
Assistant Professor & Head
Department of Veterinary Pathology
Bihar Veterinary College, BASU, Patna
Introduction
• Defined as Invasion and petrification of necrotic tissue by saprophytic bacteria.

• Commonly seen in

• LUNG (due to faulty drenching/infected stomach tube)

• INTESTINE (due to torsion)

• EXTREMETIES(due to freezing/ergot poisoning/Se Toxicity/Fusarium toxicity)


Classification of GANGRENE
• Depending on:
✓ Temperature of tissue
✓ Moisture content of tissue
✓ Type of predominant necrosis in the tissue

Two Main Type

DRY GANGRENE and

MOIST GANGRENE
DRY GANGRENE
Occur Causes
Common Fungus
in in (calviceps
tissue Blood
Legs purpuria)
content is
less Hoof Seleniferous
Plants
Fluid Tail Feeding
content is
less
Beak Consistent
pressure on
Necrosis skin
develops Ear
slowly

Moisture and temperature of the necrosed area are limiting factor for the growth & spread of putrefying bacteria.
DRY GANGRENE
GROSS APPEARANCE
Dry, shriveled & mummified appearance
Colour green to black
Zone of hyperemia and inflammation
putrid odour due to H2S
MICROSCOPIC APPEARANCE
Coagulative necrosis in affected area
Phagocytic leukocytes are predominant cell
pink stained with numerous bacteria

GIT is mostly involved, because intestinal wall gets necrosed easily by putrefactive bacteria and thereby rupture
occurs, and finally fecal content discharged in to peritoneal cavity and microorganisms spread rapidly into viscera.
Finally septicemia , toxemia shock & death occurs.
MOIST GANGRENE
Occur Common in Causes Necrotizing
bacterial infection
in INTERNAAL
(Clostridial
tissue ORGANS infection of soft
Abundance of tissue)
Moisture
Faulty drenching

Higher
LUNGS of medicine

Temperature

Intestinal
VERY RAPID
growth of
NTESTINE displacement

saprophytic
bacteria

Death of individual is usual the result if moist gangrene is present. In such cases, animals dies of septicemia, toxemia and shock.
MOIST GANGRENE
GROSS APPEARANCE
Swelling, blistering & wet appearance
Green, Gray or black Colour due to H2S
Offensive odour
Numerous gas bubble within the tissue
No sharp line of demarcation between living and dead tissue
MICROSCOPIC APPEARANCE
Liquefactive necrosis is predominant type in affected area
Phagocytic leukocytes are predominant cell
pink stained with numerous putrefactive bacteria

Dried & shriveled part may undergo liquefaction with the passage of time and finally may cause sloughing of time
and finally cause sloughing of the affected tissue or area termed as VERTUAL AMPUTATION

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