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Revision as of 17:11, 28 November 2012

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Myonecrosis; tissue infection - Clostridial; gangrene - gas; clostridial infection of tissues

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-  Name           = Gas gangrene |
-  Image          = Gas gangrene.jpg|
-  Caption        = Photograph before right leg [[amputation]] ([[hemipelvectomy]]) of a patient with '''gas gangrene'''. The right thigh is swollen, edematous and discoloured with [[necrotic]] [[bulla (dermatology)|bullae]] (large blisters). An impressive [[crepitus|crepitation]] is already palpable. At this juncture, the patient is in [[Shock (circulatory)|shock]].|
-  DiseasesDB     = 31141 |
-  ICD10          = {{ICD10|A|48|0|a|30}} |
-  ICD9           = {{ICD9|040.0}} |
-  ICDO           = |
-  OMIM           = |
-  MedlinePlus    = 000620|
-  MeshID         = D005738 |
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