Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report
- Sasapu Kishore K
- Powell Matthew J
- Macklin Christopher
Publication date
March 2008
DOI Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC Journal
World Journal of Emergency SurgeryAbstract
Abstract Clostridium septicum myonecrosis is associated with diabetes, colorectal and haematological malignancies. We present a case of metastatic myonecrosis in a diabetic patient with a perforated caecal tumour. The literature since 1989 is reviewed and 28 cases of Clostridium septicum myonecrosis are discussed.</p
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