Gas gangrene
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| Photograph before right leg amputation (hemipelvectomy) of a patient with gas gangrene. The right thigh is swollen, edematous and discoloured with necrotic bullae (large blisters). An impressive crepitation is already palpable. At this juncture, the patient is in shock. | |
| ICD-10 | A48.0 |
| ICD-9 | 040.0 |
| DiseasesDB | 31141 |
| MedlinePlus | 000620 |
| MeSH | D005738 |
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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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Differentiating Gas gangrene from other Diseases
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