Common Symptoms Of Hyperlipidemia

Gangrene

Gangrene is a condition that happens as a result of the death of body tissues due to blood supply loss from an underlying disease, infection, or injury. Commonly affected areas of the body include the toes, fingers, arms, and legs. Because hyperlipidemia causes a restriction of blood flow due to fatty deposits in the arteries that supply the body's tissues, blood cannot deliver essential nutrients and antibodies to injured areas effectively. This malfunction results in a high susceptibility to developing an infection from even minor lesions and lacerations. The resulting advanced infection causes the surrounding tissues to die from gangrene. Gangrene can appear as purple, blue, black, or brown and will often fall off of the affected individual's body. Gangrene can also occur due to hyperlipidemia inside of an individual's body from obstructed blood flow to an internal organ. Internal gangrene can happen when the bacteria from an infection releases toxic gasses into surrounding tissues. In such cases, the skin will appear grey and make a crackle-like sound when pressure is placed on it.

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