Korean J Med.
2016 Feb;90(2):173-176. 10.3904/kjm.2016.90.2.173.
Gas Gangrene Caused by Streptococcus anginosus
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- 1Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Anyang Sam Hospital, Anyang, Korea. tothezero@hanmail.net
- KMID: 2268879
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2016.90.2.173
Abstract
- Gas gangrene, a subset of necrotizing myositis, is a bacterial infection that produces gas in tissues in gangrene. It is usually caused by Clostridium species, most commonly Clostridium perfringens. Streptococcus anginosus is a rare cause of gas gangrene, with very few cases reported. We report a rare case of traumatic gas gangrene caused by S. anginosus in a 57-year-old female with diabetes after being stabbed with scissors.
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