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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, Deyan L. Dzhenkov, Lilyana Petkova   +2 more
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Radiological diagnosis of gas gangrene in a fetus at term [PDF]

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016
Objective: To report a case of gas gangrene in a fetus at term, which was diagnosed by antenatal computed tomography (CT) imaging. Case Report: A 23-year-old primiparous woman, who did not undergo any prenatal health checks until term, developed ...
Kanako Abe, Hiromi Hamada, Yutaka Fujiki, Moe Iiba, Yuri Tenjimbayashi, Hiroyuki Yoshikawa   +5 more
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Gas gangrene following implant removal after the union of a tibial plateau fracture: a case report

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2018
Background Gas gangrene is an invasive, fatal anaerobic infection that is characterized by acute, rapid evolution and high mortality. Gas gangrene is often secondary to open fractures with deep wounds but is extremely rare in the patients undergoing ...
Shanxi Wang, Lei Liu
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Ultrasonographic features of Lucilia sericata-induced wound myiasis with foot gas gangrene: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Myiasis is the tissue infestation by fly larvae, mainly Dermatobia hominis or Lucilia sericata. Sonographic features of D. hominis myiasis are well described but not those of L. sericata with concurrent gas gangrene.
Yuki Munekata, MD, Tomoya Kawamura, MD, Jumpei Nishikawa, MD, Toshimasa Tennoji, MD, Yuki Ogino, MT, Hiroka Aonuma, PhD, Yuki Takahashi, MD   +6 more
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The Agr-Like Quorum-Sensing System Is Important for Clostridium perfringens Type A Strain ATCC 3624 To Cause Gas Gangrene in a Mouse Model

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, Jihong Li, Juliann Beingesser, Bruce A. McClane, Francisco A. Uzal   +4 more
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Inflammasome Activation Induced by Perfringolysin O of Clostridium perfringens and Its Involvement in the Progression of Gas Gangrene

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is Gram-positive anaerobic, spore-forming rod-shaped bacterial pathogen that is widely distributed in nature. This bacterium is known as the causative agent of a foodborne illness and of gas gangrene.
Kiyonobu Yamamura, Hiroshi Ashida, Tokuju Okano, Ryo Kinoshita-Daitoku, Shiho Suzuki, Kaori Ohtani, Miwako Hamagaki, Tohru Ikeda, Toshihiko Suzuki   +8 more
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Verbascoside Protects Mice From Clostridial Gas Gangrene by Inhibiting the Activity of Alpha Toxin and Perfringolysin O

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Gas gangrene, caused mainly by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens), causes death within 48 h of onset. Limited therapeutic strategies are available, and it is associated with extremely high mortality. Both C.
Jian Zhang, Jian Zhang, Shui Liu, Shui Liu, Lining Xia, Zhongmei Wen, Naiyu Hu, Tingting Wang, Tingting Wang, Xuming Deng, Xuming Deng, Jiakang He, Jiakang He, Jianfeng Wang, Jianfeng Wang   +14 more
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A Rare Case of Gas Gangrene after Upper Limb Fracture [PDF]

Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports
Introduction: 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
Alona Katzir, Max Gordon, Yoram A Weil, Mahmoud Jammal   +3 more
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Sudden death due to gas gangrene caused by Clostridium septicum in goats

BMC Veterinary Research, 2018
Background Even though gas gangrene caused by Clostridium septicum in goats is mentioned in the classical textbooks, we have not managed to find any case description in the literature.
Abdullah Gazioglu, Burcu Karagülle, Hayati Yüksel, M. Nuri Açık, Hakan Keçeci, Muhammet Bahaeddin Dörtbudak, Burhan Çetinkaya   +6 more
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Clostridium Perfringens in Gas Gangrene: Still a Smoked Gun! [PDF]

J Transl Int Med, 2020
Gas gangrene (GG) remains a life-threatening and deadly disease. Early recognition together with daily surgical debridement remains the mainstay of therapy.
Preseau T, Deviendt J, Duttman R, Attou R, Franck D, Claeys R, Honoré PM, De Bels D.   +7 more
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