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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...
Autores principales: | Griffin, Andrew S., Crawford, Matthew D., Gupta, Rajan T. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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