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My grandma has gangrene on toe, doctor gave antibiotic and infection gone but not yet healed bec of poor blood circulation. now its infected again.
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Needs surgery: dead tissue can't heal. Infection will recur as long as dead tissue is present
Answered 3/22/2020
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