title: [Gangrene of the extremities in diabetes mellitus].
abstract: The results of the treatment of 111 patients, who have developed obliterating diseases of the arteries of the lower extremities against the background of diabetes mellitus, are set forth. The author strongly recommends not to come hastily to amputation as an intense treatment may bring about a persistent remission of the pathological process even in senile patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005734:Gangrene / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin
vernacular_title: Gangrena konechnosteĭ u bol'nykh sakharnym diabetom.