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Spontaneous gas gangrene of the lower limb in a patient with rectal cancer: A fatal diagnostic pitfall [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Spontaneous gas gangrene of lower limb is rare. It may complicate digestive cancer or neutropenia. We report a case of spontaneous gas gangrene of the lower limb complicating a rectal cancer, initially diagnosed as deep vein thrombosis.
Mohamed Farès Mahjoubi +5 more
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Amentoflavone Attenuates Clostridium perfringens Gas Gangrene by Targeting Alpha-Toxin and Perfringolysin O [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) type A strains are the main cause of gas gangrene in humans and animals. Treatment of this lethal disease is limited, and the prognosis is not good.
Shui Liu +14 more
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Non Clostridial Gas Gangrene Leading to Stroke in Postoperative PeriodA Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Gas gangrene is a life threatening infection of muscles and soft tissues which is associated with very high mortality rate. Non clostridial gas gangrene is a rare phenomenon that mostly occurs in diabetic patients. Gas gangrene leads to various systemic
sukhvir singh, gazala shabeen
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Gas gangrene is usually manifested as myonecrosis and subcutaneous gas accumulation, but rarely manifested as arterial occlusion or pneumatosis in the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. Case presentation We report a case of gas gangrene
Hui-Dan Jing +3 more
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Current incidence of certain clostridial infections: gas gangrene and tetanus
Биопрепараты: Профилактика, диагностика, лечение, 2021 Clostridial myonecrosis or gas gangrene (myonecrosis) and tetanus are relatively rare nowadays, but they are still considered serious conditions associated with poor prognosis and high mortality.
E. I. Komarovskaya, O. V. Perelygina
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A case of Fournier’s gangrene caused by Rothia dentocariosa
Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine, 2023 We report a case of Fournier's gangrene rescued by debridement. A 40-year-old male patient had a 2x2 cm draining ulcer and 1x2 cm necrotic area in the scrotum for about a month. The patient was diagnosed with Fournier's gangrene.
Taylan Önder +2 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1940 Every great war has always been more destructive than constructive from the medical point of view. However, certain facts have come out of the results of destruction which, when properly evaluated, have done something for the advancement of knowledge. The studies of shock, hemorrhage, compound fractures, thoracic surgery and the care of wounds during ...
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2020 Background Colonoscopy is a routine procedure in diagnosis and treatment of colonic disease. While generally regarded as a safe procedure, potentially fatal complications can occur. Gas gangrene is one such complication, with very high mortality.
Lachlan J. Fairley +2 more
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Fournier’s gangrene mimicking an acute epididymitis
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021 Fournier’s gangrene is a urologic emergency secondary to a necrotizing soft tissue infection. Fournier’s gangrene is characterized by severe pain and features of Fournier’s gangrene may include edema, blisters and bullae, crepitus, subcutaneous gas, and ...
Kalee Larsen +4 more
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An unusual presentation of infrarenal aortoiliac occlusion with metastatic gas gangrene
Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2019 Gas gangrene is a term reserved for fulminant soft tissue infections caused by Clostridium species. The posttraumatic form of gas gangrene is caused by Clostridium perfringens.
J Abdul Gafoor +3 more
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