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Massive gas gangrene secondary to occult colon carcinoma

Gas gangrene is a rare but often fatal soft-tissue infection. Because it is uncommon and the classic symptom of crepitus does not appear until the infection is advanced, prompt diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. We present a case report of a middle-aged man who presented with acute onset...

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Autores principales: Griffin, Andrew S., Crawford, Matthew D., Gupta, Rajan T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4878939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27257452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2016.02.006