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| − | *Prolonged cold can cause ice crystal formation and vascular injury resultic in damage to tissue due to increased intracellular salt concentration
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| − | *Slow chilling can cause vasoconstriction, cellular damage -> secondary vasodilation and increased permeability -> oedema
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| − | *Severe and persistent cold causes vasoconstriction, increase in blood viscosity and tissue anoxia
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| − | *Lesions may occur in wet or hypoglycaemic neonates or animals recently moved from warm to cold environment
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| − | *Areas affected are extremities
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| − | *Lesions consist of [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gangrene|gangrene]] and necrotic tissue
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| − | [[Category:Integumentary System - Physical Damage]]
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