Case Report: Clostridial Gas Gangrene of Pelvic Wall After Laparoscopic Rectal Cancer Surgery Induced Fatal Sepsis [PDF]
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 Clostridial gas gangrene is an unusual but fast-spreading necrotic infection of soft tissue relevant to high mortality rates. We report a case of postoperative gas gangrene of the pelvic wall, scrotum, and perineal site, with very acute onset and rapid ...
Xing Wang +5 more
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Acute pancreatitis with pancreatic gas gangrene [PDF]
IDCases, 2023 Kento Furuya, Naoya Itoh
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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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Primary abdominal gas gangrene: a report of two autopsy cases [PDF]
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2021 Primary hepatic gas gangrene is a form of primary abdominal gas gangrene. The condition is caused by Clostridium perfringens, other clostridia, and non-clostridia bacterial species producing gas.
George S. Stoyanov +2 more
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mSphere, 2020 Clostridium perfringens type A is involved in gas gangrene in humans and animals. Following a traumatic injury, rapid bacterial proliferation and exotoxin production result in severe myonecrosis. C.
Mauricio A. Navarro +4 more
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A Rare Case of Gas Gangrene after Upper Limb Fracture [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedic Case ReportsIntroduction: Gas gangrene, is an aggressive and life-threatening necrotizing infection of soft tissues. We report a case of upper-limb trauma resulting in clostridial gas gangrene. Case Report: A 36-year-old healthy male presented to our department with
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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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An autopsy case of gas gangrene, massive intravascular hemolysis, and cytokine storm due to Clostridium perfringens type A infection [PDF]
IDCasesClostridium perfringens bacteremia is a rare but rapidly fatal condition, especially in patients exhibiting massive intravascular hemolysis (MIH), gas gangrene, and septic shock. Herein, we present an autopsy case of C.
Akane Hara +8 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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Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis with gas gangrene due to peripherally inserted central catheter-related infection [PDF]
Surgical Case Reports, 2023 Background Necrotizing fasciitis in neonates is a rare and life-threatening infection involving necrosis of the skin, subcutaneous tissues, deep fascia, and sometimes underlying muscles, with a fulminant course and high mortality rate.
Mitsumasa Okamoto +2 more
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