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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2019 We present a 70-year-old woman with severe diabetes mellitus, who experienced low back pain and left lower leg paralysis. Computed tomography showed air in the spinal canal from C4 to S5, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an epidural abscess from ...
Tomoki Matsuo +5 more
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A Case of Naja atra Bite Complicated by Gas Gangrene Leading to Amputation: Pathogen and Management Lessons [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsGas gangrene after a Naja atra bite may be caused by Enterococcus faecalis from the snake's mouth, which is resistant to ceftriaxone. Emergency management must include early, aggressive surgical debridement and antibiotics effective against this organism
Xuan Ci +5 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 TherapyIntroduction: 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 +3 more
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Non Clostridial Gas Gangrene Leading to Stroke in Postoperative PeriodA Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Gas gangrene is a life threatening infection of muscles and soft tissues which is associated with very high mortality rate. Non clostridial gas gangrene is a rare phenomenon that mostly occurs in diabetic patients. Gas gangrene leads to various systemic
sukhvir singh, gazala shabeen
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Gas Gangrene of the Gallbladder. [PDF]
Dtsch Arztebl Int, 2020 Sommer B, Eggstein S.
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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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Animal-related factors predicting fatal cases of blackleg and gas gangrene in cattle.
The Veterinary Record, 2021 BACKGROUND Blackleg and gas gangrene are acute clostridial infections primarily affecting cattle. The objectives of this study were to identify (i) animal-related factors influencing the occurrence and (ii) prognostic pathological findings supporting the
V. Richter +7 more
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Interventions for treating gas gangrene.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 Background Gas gangrene is a rapidly progressive and severe disease that results from bacterial infection, usually as the result of an injury; it has a high incidence of amputation and a poor prognosis.
Zhirong Yang +6 more
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Orthopaedic Surgery, 2020 Clostridial gas gangrene (GG) or clostridial myonecrosis is a very rare but life‐threatening necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) caused by anaerobic, spore‐forming, and gas‐producing clostridium subspecies.
Maximilian Leiblein +5 more
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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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