Subcutaneous Emphysema Mimicking Gas Gangrene Following Perforation of the Rectum: A Case Report

We report a case of extensive subcutaneous emphysema of the lower extremity mimicking gas gangrene following perforation of the rectum in a 38-yr-old man. Subcutaneous emphysema of the leg may rarely occur secondary to perforation of the gastrointestinal tract and has often created serious diagnosti...

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Autores principales: Lee, Keun-Bae, Moon, Eun-Sun, Jung, Sung-Taek, Seo, Hyoung-Yeon
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2004
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15483358
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2004.19.5.756
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author Lee, Keun-Bae
Moon, Eun-Sun
Jung, Sung-Taek
Seo, Hyoung-Yeon
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description We report a case of extensive subcutaneous emphysema of the lower extremity mimicking gas gangrene following perforation of the rectum in a 38-yr-old man. Subcutaneous emphysema of the leg may rarely occur secondary to perforation of the gastrointestinal tract and has often created serious diagnostic problems and high mortality rates. Therefore, prompt diagnosis and aggressive treatment is imperative.
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spelling pubmed-28163452010-02-04 Subcutaneous Emphysema Mimicking Gas Gangrene Following Perforation of the Rectum: A Case Report Lee, Keun-Bae Moon, Eun-Sun Jung, Sung-Taek Seo, Hyoung-Yeon J Korean Med Sci Case Report We report a case of extensive subcutaneous emphysema of the lower extremity mimicking gas gangrene following perforation of the rectum in a 38-yr-old man. Subcutaneous emphysema of the leg may rarely occur secondary to perforation of the gastrointestinal tract and has often created serious diagnostic problems and high mortality rates. Therefore, prompt diagnosis and aggressive treatment is imperative. The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2004-10 2004-10-30 /pmc/articles/PMC2816345/ /pubmed/15483358 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2004.19.5.756 Text en Copyright © 2004 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Lee, Keun-Bae
Moon, Eun-Sun
Jung, Sung-Taek
Seo, Hyoung-Yeon
Subcutaneous Emphysema Mimicking Gas Gangrene Following Perforation of the Rectum: A Case Report
title Subcutaneous Emphysema Mimicking Gas Gangrene Following Perforation of the Rectum: A Case Report
title_full Subcutaneous Emphysema Mimicking Gas Gangrene Following Perforation of the Rectum: A Case Report
title_fullStr Subcutaneous Emphysema Mimicking Gas Gangrene Following Perforation of the Rectum: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Subcutaneous Emphysema Mimicking Gas Gangrene Following Perforation of the Rectum: A Case Report
title_short Subcutaneous Emphysema Mimicking Gas Gangrene Following Perforation of the Rectum: A Case Report
title_sort subcutaneous emphysema mimicking gas gangrene following perforation of the rectum: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15483358
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2004.19.5.756
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