Rapidly Developing Gas Gangrene Due to a Simple Puncture Wound

ÖNCEL S. , ARISOY E. S.

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE, vol.26, no.6, pp.434-435, 2010 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/pec.0b013e3181e15e4f
  • Title of Journal : PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE
  • Page Numbers: pp.434-435

Abstract

Gas gangrene, an infection caused by Clostridium perfringens, is a potentially fatal and physically disabling disease due to its sometimes incredibly rapid progression.