Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report

Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Clostridium septicum </it>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...

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Main Authors: Sasapu Kishore K, Powell Matthew J, Macklin Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Online Access:http://www.wjes.org/content/3/1/15
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spelling doaj-2ae6f34d8f4046de8c669ee8c9de2f752020-11-24T23:49:16ZengBMCWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery1749-79222008-03-01311510.1186/1749-7922-3-15Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case reportSasapu Kishore KPowell Matthew JMacklin Christopher<p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Clostridium septicum </it>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 <it>Clostridium septicum </it>myonecrosis are discussed.</p> http://www.wjes.org/content/3/1/15
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Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report
World Journal of Emergency Surgery
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title Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report
title_short Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report
title_full Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report
title_fullStr Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report
title_sort metastatic gas gangrene and colonic perforation: a case report
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series World Journal of Emergency Surgery
issn 1749-7922
publishDate 2008-03-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Clostridium septicum </it>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 <it>Clostridium septicum </it>myonecrosis are discussed.</p>
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