Clostridial myonecrosis. A Case Report
<em>Clostridium perfringens</em> is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacillus with spore-forming ability. It is one of the most widely distributed bacterial pathogens in the environment. A case report of a female patient who had an accident with an agricultural implement, suffering proximal th...
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| author | Ledys Pérez Morales Hidaleysi Quintana Hernández Jorge E. Barletta del Castillo |
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| description | <em>Clostridium perfringens</em> is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacillus with spore-forming ability. It is one of the most widely distributed bacterial pathogens in the environment. A case report of a female patient who had an accident with an agricultural implement, suffering proximal third tibial fracture with loss of the continuity of the bone in the right leg is presented. She underwent surgery and antibiotic therapy. Two days after being discharged, the patient came back complaining of acute pain and foul-smelling discharge in the surgical wound site. She was hospitalized with diagnostic impression of surgical wound sepsis caused by gas-producing germ. Gas gangrene was diagnosed, resulting in member amputation. <em>Clostridium perfringens</em> was isolated from the wound. Because of the importance of taking into account this possibility of infection in wounds caused by instruments potentially contaminated with environmental germs, it was decided to report this case. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f78842a6de7f4842916311cd5c3f371f2025-01-30T21:28:46ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2013-04-01112212215980Clostridial myonecrosis. A Case ReportLedys Pérez Morales0Hidaleysi Quintana Hernández1Jorge E. Barletta del Castillo2Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.<em>Clostridium perfringens</em> is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacillus with spore-forming ability. It is one of the most widely distributed bacterial pathogens in the environment. A case report of a female patient who had an accident with an agricultural implement, suffering proximal third tibial fracture with loss of the continuity of the bone in the right leg is presented. She underwent surgery and antibiotic therapy. Two days after being discharged, the patient came back complaining of acute pain and foul-smelling discharge in the surgical wound site. She was hospitalized with diagnostic impression of surgical wound sepsis caused by gas-producing germ. Gas gangrene was diagnosed, resulting in member amputation. <em>Clostridium perfringens</em> was isolated from the wound. Because of the importance of taking into account this possibility of infection in wounds caused by instruments potentially contaminated with environmental germs, it was decided to report this case.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2454clostridium perfringensheridas y traumatismosinfección de heridas |
| spellingShingle | Ledys Pérez Morales Hidaleysi Quintana Hernández Jorge E. Barletta del Castillo Clostridial myonecrosis. A Case Report Medisur clostridium perfringens heridas y traumatismos infección de heridas |
| title | Clostridial myonecrosis. A Case Report |
| title_full | Clostridial myonecrosis. A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Clostridial myonecrosis. A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clostridial myonecrosis. A Case Report |
| title_short | Clostridial myonecrosis. A Case Report |
| title_sort | clostridial myonecrosis a case report |
| topic | clostridium perfringens heridas y traumatismos infección de heridas |
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