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Trait

Cutaneous necrosis

Skin and subcutaneous tissue necrosis (tissue death). Clinically, cutaneous necrosis may present as a painful and extremely tender black eschar (dead tissue found in a full-thickness wound) surrounded by dusky grey-red colored skin or as slough (dead tissue, usually cream or yellow in colour).

HPO HP:0033126

Summary

Also called
Skin necrosis, Skin necrotic patch
Body system
Abnormality of the integument

1 gene linked to Cutaneous necrosis

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Cutaneous necrosis is seen. Most people with this trait have none of those conditions, and a gene on this list says nothing about anyone's own genome.

GeneHow often it is seenConditions
ADA2adenosine deaminase 2Sometimes (5–29%)In 1 condition

How often is among people with one of the gene's conditions, the most often across them, as the Human Phenotype Ontology records it. These pages describe traits and the research behind them; they are not a diagnosis, and a doctor or genetic counsellor is the person to ask about symptoms.

Broader traits

Localized skin lesion

Where this comes from

  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the trait, its names, its definition and the genes linked to it. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
  • Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.

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