The appearance of extensive soft-tissue gas after trauma is often interpreted as a sign of gas gangrene. Three patients with minor finger wounds were referred for treatment of gas gangrene because ...

Gas gangrene describes a situation where bacteria from muscle or soft tissue which has been damaged or traumatised, then invades healthy adjacent muscle. The infection originates in a wound ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Gas gangrene' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication(s) ...

FOUR cases of leukemia in which gas gangrene of the bowel and clostridial septicemia developed are reported. Ante-mortem blood cultures were positive in all, but 3 patients died before the diagnosis ...

Gas gangrene, the notorious infectious disease of two world wars can still be a problem today. Researchers report that Clostridium perfringens, the bacterium responsible for gas gangrene in people, ...

Woman injecting herself in the thigh. The 60-year-old male patient presented to the ED complaining of "the worst pain in his life" in his right thigh. A rare case of clostridial gas gangrene following ...

The bacterium Clostridium novyi-NT exploits the inherent differences between healthy and cancerous tissue, which helps make it a very precise anticancer agent (Getty) A gangrene-causing bacteria which ...

Q: What is gas gangrene? A: Gas gangrene (the medical name is Clostridial myonecrosis) is an infection of muscle tissue by clostridia (most commonly Clostridium perfringens), a type of bacteria which ...