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Gas gangrene

Gas gangrene: Introduction

Gas gangrene: A condition characterized by death of tissue usually followed by bacterial invasion and putrefaction. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Gas gangrene is available below.

Symptoms of Gas gangrene

• The nature and symptoms can vary considerably depending on the location and extent of the gangrene.
• Tissue death
• Necrosis
• Sepsis
• Air under skin
• more symptoms...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Gas gangrene?

• Misdiagnosis of Gas gangrene
• Failure to diagnose Gas gangrene
• Hidden causes of Gas gangrene (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Gas gangrene

Gas gangrene: Deaths

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Gas gangrene: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Gas gangrene:

• Toxemia
• Shock
• Death
• more complications...»

Causes of Gas gangrene

• Clostridium septicum
• Clostridium novyi
• Clostridium welchii
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Gas gangrene:

• Gas gangrene as a complication caused by other conditions
• Gas gangrene as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Gas gangrene

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Gas gangrene:

• Penetrating wounds
• Battlefield injuries
• Gross trauma causing deep tissue damage
• Crush wounds
• Dirty contaminated wounds
• Intravenous drug use
• Clostridium bacterial infection
• more related diseases...»

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Gas gangrene

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• more research...»

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Research about Gas gangrene

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Gas gangrene: Broader Related Topics

• Gangrene
• more types...»

Types of Gas gangrene

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Definitions of Gas gangrene:

A severe condition resulting from bacteria invading healthy muscle from adjacent traumatized muscle or soft tissue. The infection originates in a wound contaminated with bacteria of the genus CLOSTRIDIUM. C. perfringens accounts for the majority of cases (over eighty percent), while C. noyvi, C. septicum, and C. histolyticum cause most of the other cases. - (Source - Diseases Database)

(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by Clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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