Clostridium septicum-induced gangrene in the right lower extremity complicating pneumatosis in the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and occlusion of right femoral artery: a case report

Gas gangrene is usually manifested as myonecrosis and subcutaneous gas accumulation, but rarely manifested as arterial occlusion or pneumatosis in the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. In the presence of gas gangrene, special care must be taken to prevent against the formation of circulatory...

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Published in:BMC infectious diseases 2021-09, Vol.21 (1), p.1-957, Article 957
Main Authors: Jing, Hui-Dan, Li, Lei, Tian, Jun-Ying, Jiang, Dong-Po
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air embolism
Amputation
Antibiotics
Arterial occlusions
Artery occlusion
Bacteria
Bacterial infections
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case reports
Clostridium
Clostridium septicum
Complications and side effects
Debridement
Diagnosis
Embolism
Embolisms
Femoral artery
Femur
Gangrene
Gas gangrene
Heart rate
Hospitals
Infections
Mortality
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Myonecrosis
Occlusion
Pain
Patients
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary artery
Respiration
Risk factors
Sepsis
Surgery
Thrombosis
Veins & arteries
Ventricle
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Summary:Gas gangrene is usually manifested as myonecrosis and subcutaneous gas accumulation, but rarely manifested as arterial occlusion or pneumatosis in the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. In the presence of gas gangrene, special care must be taken to prevent against the formation of circulatory air embolism. The gas gangrene-induced gangrene in the limb of this patient might be attributed to the combined action of infection and arterial occlusion. MDT (Multidisciplinary team)-Green Channel mode is conductive to treatment success of gas gangrene.
ISSN:1471-2334
1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/s12879-021-06653-z