Liquefactive necrosis

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A type of necrosis which is characteristic of focal bacterial or fungal infections. In liquefactive necrosis, the affected cell is completely digested due to powerful hydrolytic enzymes. It may be due to the increased activities of white blood cells which are attracted by the infections. liquefaction necrosis in 1) CNS 2) abscess

Gangrenous necrosis

This term is still used in surgical practice. It refers to ischemic coagulative necrosis, usually of the lower limb. When there is superimposed infection with a liquefactive component, the process is known as "wet gangrene."