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.

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Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.410.222.440

MeSH Unique ID: D005738

Entry Terms:

• Gangrene, Gas
• Gangrenes, Gas
• Gas Gangrenes

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Diseases Category
Infections
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Bacterial Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Clostridium Infections
Gas Gangrene