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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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Rethinking the role of alpha toxin in Clostridium perfringens-associated enteric diseases : a review on bovine necro-haemorrhagic enteritis [PDF]
, 2017 Bovine necro-haemorrhagic enteritis is an economically important disease caused by Clostridium perfringens type A strains. The disease mainly affects calves under intensive rearing conditions and is characterized by sudden death associated with small ...
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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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Toxin-neutralizing antibodies protect against Clostridium perfringens-induced necrosis in an intestinal loop model for bovine necrohemorrhagic enteritis [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Bovine necrohemorrhagic enteritis is caused by Clostridium perfringens type A. Due to the rapid progress and fatal outcome of the disease, vaccination would be of high value. In this study, C.
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Mechanisms of Action and Cell Death Associated with Clostridium perfringens Toxins. [PDF]
, 2018 Clostridium perfringens uses its large arsenal of protein toxins to produce histotoxic, neurologic and intestinal infections in humans and animals. The major toxins involved in diseases are alpha (CPA), beta (CPB), epsilon (ETX), iota (ITX), enterotoxin (
McClane, Bruce A +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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Immunization with the C-domain of α-toxin prevents lethal infection, localizes tissue injury, and promotes host response to challenge with Clostridium perfringens [PDF]
, 2013 © 2004 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.Clostridium perfringens gas gangrene is characterized by rapid tissue destruction, impaired host response, and, often, death. Phospholipase C (α-toxin) is the virulence factor most
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