White - tailed spider (Lampona cylindrata) Doctors previously believed that this Australian spider
caused necrotic lesions in the people that it bit.
Not exact matches
Known as the phosphatidylserine receptor, or PSR - 1, the molecule can locate and clear out apoptotic cells that are pre-programmed to die as well as
necrotic cells that have been injured and are
causing inflammation, said CU - Boulder Professor Ding Xue, who led one study and co-authored the other.
Nestled inside is a «
necrotic core,» a graveyard of cells that destabilizes the rest of the plaque and makes it prone to rupture, which can block the artery and
cause a heart attack or stroke.
Radiation and chemotherapy
cause massive
necrotic kill off of cancer cells and surrounding tissues, which in turn triggers an inflammatory reaction.
Animal - related injuries such as venomous snake bites that
cause paralysis and
necrotic tissue can trigger rhabdomyolysis as well.
Necrotic bowel syndrome, a disorder of unknown
cause, is diagnosed usually on autopsy, when part of the intestine is found to be dead and rotting away.
With a full obstruction in the small intestines, the intestinal tract can become so damaged and
necrotic that a section of it must be removed along with the object that
caused the obstruction.
Years of constant allergic reactions to food can
cause blackened skin and
necrotic wounds.
Diesel needed an amputation after his tether wrapped around his leg so tight it cut off circulation,
causing the leg to become
necrotic.
A pale green to gray fluid indicates arterial (blood vessel) damage
caused by ischemic (insufficient blood supply to an organ) or
necrotic (dead cells) regions which will require resectioning (surgical removal of part of the organ).
The odor associated with
necrotic oral tumors can be offensive and
cause social rejection by family members.