What is Frostbite?
{{Infobox Disease | Name = Frostbite | Image = Frostbitten hands.jpg | Caption = Frostbitten hands | DiseasesDB = 31167 | ICD10 = {{ICD10|T|33||t|33}}-{{ICD10|T|35||t|33}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9|991.0}}-{{ICD9|991.3}} | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = 000057 | eMedicineSubj = emerg | eMedicineTopic = 209 | eMedicine_mult = {{eMedicine2|med|2815}} {{eMedicine2|derm|833}} {{eMedicine2|ped|803}} | MeshID = D00562 }} '''Frostbite''' is the [[:wikt:en:localized|localized]] [[medical condition]] where freezing cold temperatures damage [[skin]] and other [[tissue (biology)|tissue]]. It is most likely to happen in body parts farthest from the [[heart]] and in body parts with large exposed areas with many blood circulations. It most often occurs in toes.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Giesbrecht|first1=Gordon G.|last2=Wilkerson|first2=James A.|title=Hypothermia, Frostbite, and Other Cold Injuries: Prevention, Survival, Rescue and Treatment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ayeercQ9DEwC&pg=PA74|year=2006|publisher=The Mountaineers Books|location=Seattle, WA|isbn=0898868920|page=74}}</ref> It may be seen along with [[Hypothermia]]. Also, if the affected parts are not amputated, the person is likely to suffer from a disease called '''gangrene'''. ==References== {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Health problems]]