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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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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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 +5 more
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The synergistic necrohemorrhagic action of Clostridium perfringens perfringolysin and alpha toxin in the bovine intestine and against bovine endothelial cells [PDF]
, 2013 Bovine necrohemorrhagic enteritis is a major cause of mortality in veal calves. Clostridium perfringens is considered as the causative agent, but there has been controversy on the toxins responsible for the disease.
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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 +5 more
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Vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess caused by gas gangrene presenting with complete paraplegia: a case report [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: Gas gangrene is most often caused by Clostridium perfringens infection. Gas gangrene is a medical emergency that develops suddenly. The mortality rate is higher with trunk involvement than with involvement of the extremities, which carries ...
Eiji Abe +6 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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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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Successful treatment of nonclostridial gas gangrene extending from retroperitoneum to thigh associated with occult cecal cancer [PDF]
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