Necrosis is death of a portion of tissue or an organ in the body.
Tissue death occurs when there is not enough blood supplied to the
area, whether from trauma, radiation, or chemicals. Once necrosis
is confirmed, it is not reversible.
Review Date: 08/10/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
