J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1987 Oct;22(5):1166-1169. 10.4055/jkoa.1987.22.5.1166.

Clostridium Perfringens Infection: Report of One Case

• Hahn SB
• Shin SI

• KMID: 2445592
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1987.22.5.1166

Abstract

It is important to recongnize that the finding of Clostridia in a wound does not establish the diagnosis of gas gangrene. Clostridia may be present in traumatic wound under three circumstances: (1) simple contamination, (2) anaerobic cellulitis, and (3) gas gangrene. Confusion between clostridial cellulitis and gas gangrene may be avoided by remembering that clostrdial cellulitis is not associated with muscle invasion, and seldom produce swelling, pain, toxemia, or shock. Authors had been treated a case of clostridial infection with a vascularized groin flap followed by good result.

Keyword

Infection; Clostridium perfringens

MeSH Terms

Cellulitis
Clostridium perfringens*
Clostridium*
Diagnosis
Gas Gangrene
Groin
Shock
Toxemia
Wounds and Injuries