The doctors wanted to amputate her gangrenous leg, but she refused. Images include gangrenous toes, rotting teeth and gums, diseased lungs and smoking-damaged hearts. Her leg became gangrenous and her parents opted to have it amputated. His feet were badly frostbitten, almost gangrenous. In gangrenous digits, amputation is frequently required. The symptoms can be roughly divided into convulsive symptoms and gangrenous symptoms. The damaged tissue becomes gangrenous and eventually sloughs away. A gangrenous tumor and a length of intestine were removed by Dr. Richard Shrum. The Chippewa also used pine resin to successfully treat infections and even gangrenous wounds. Surgical removal of dead tissue is usually necessary to prevent gangrenous infection. Clarke died in 1976 as a result of thrombosis arising from a gangrenous twisted gut. In 2000 Esme died after emergency surgery to treat a gangrenous bowel. The damaged tissue will become gangrenous black and eventually slough away. The precipitated clump can block blood vessels and cause toes and fingers to become gangrenous. Kahlo has her toes removed when they become gangrenous.