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Vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess caused by gas gangrene presenting with complete paraplegia: a case report
INTRODUCTION: Gas gangrene is most often caused by Clostridium perfringens infection. Gas gangrene is a medical emergency that develops suddenly. The mortality rate is higher with trunk involvement than with involvement of the extremities, which carries a better prognosis. With respect to vertebral...
Autores principales: | Akagawa, Manabu, Kobayashi, Takashi, Miyakoshi, Naohisa, Abe, Eiji, Abe, Toshiki, Kikuchi, Kazuma, Shimada, Yoichi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4403783/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25888739 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0567-y |
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