Trench foot is a painful condition that occurs when ... or lack of blood supply — amputation may be required to avoid the disease from progressing any further, preventing sepsis and even death.

Cutaneous disease is a frequent cause of morbidity ... were diagnosed with cellulitis or other skin infections. Immersion foot (trench foot) is another problem seen with increased frequency ...

But there was another ubiquitous condition, trench foot, that could lead to gangrene ... Saul David:The risk of losing men to disease, possibly even the entire war, prompted the army to take ...