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2001•Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British VolumeOpen access

SPONTANEOUS BIFOCAL CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM GAS GANGRENE

R. K., Sanjay Bhalchandra Londhe, Satyajit Sinha, A.C. Campbell, I. S. Aburiziq

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Clostridium septicum gas gangrene (myonecrosis) is an acutely painful and rapidly fatal infection occurring in the absence of trauma. Urgent surgery is essential both to control pain and to ensure survival. Most patients who develop this infection have an underlying malignancy and clinicians should be aware of this association. We present a case of bifocal myonecrosis which to our knowledge has not been reported previously.

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Clostridium septicum gas gangrene (myonecrosis) is an acutely painful and rapidly fatal infection occurring in the absence of trauma. Urgent surgery is essential both to control pain and to ensure survival. Most patients who develop this infection have an underlying malignancy and clinicians should be aware of this association. We present a case of bifocal myonecrosis which to our knowledge has not been reported previously.

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Clostridium septicum gas gangrene (myonecrosis) is an acutely painful and rapidly fatal infection occurring in the absence of trauma. Urgent surgery is essential both to control pain and to ensure survival. Most patients who develop this infection have an underlying malignancy and clinicians should be aware of this association. We present a case of bifocal myonecrosis which to our knowledge has not been reported previously.

Key concepts: Clostridium septicum, Gas gangrene, Medicine, Malignancy, Gangrene, Surgery, Clostridium, Intensive care medicine

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