Gangrenous finger
Object numberGC.6422
TitleGangrenous finger
DescriptionFinger, showing gangrene.
From a young female shop-assistant whose finger, being accidentally cut was dressed with an aqueous solution of carbolic acid of unknown strength.
The finger as far as the proximal interphalangeal joint where a deep line of demarcation has formed, is brown or grey and dried and shrivelled.
Object nameFINGER
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen
Dimensions
- Length: 5 cm
Height: 9 cm