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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, Amy Paige, Monica Mutyala, Benjamin Weber, Jihad Slim   +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, O Joji Reddy, D Harinath, N Bhavana   +3 more
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Limb salvage after gas gangrene: a case report and review of the literature

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2011
Gas gangrene is a necrotic infection of soft tissue associated with high mortality, often necessitating amputation in order to control the infection.
Koutroumpas John, Topalidou Anastasia, Lasithiotakis Konstantinos, Aggelidakis John, Kouvidis Georgios, Katonis Paulos   +5 more
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Radiological diagnosis of gas gangrene in a fetus at term

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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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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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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Lethal pneumatosis coli in a 12-month-old child caused by acute intestinal gas gangrene after prolonged artificial nutrition: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Pneumatosis coli is a rare disease with heterogeneous symptoms which can be detected in the course of various acute and chronic intestinal diseases in children, such as necrotizing enterocolitis, intestinal obstruction and intestinal ...
Kircher Stefan, Wössner Rupert, Müller-Hermelink Hans-Konrad, Völker Hans-Ullrich   +3 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 case of gas gangrene with fatal outcome (gas gangrene: A case report) [PDF]

Serbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy
Introduction: The clinical course of gas gangrene is often rapidly progressive, with a fatal outcome in up to 80% of treated cases. The disease is most commonly a consequence of trauma or surgical interventions.
Pavić Slađana, Slović Radomir, Novković Aleksa, Pavić Aleksandra   +3 more
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