Clostridium septicum gas gangrene in a previously healthy 8-year-old female with survival

被引：3

作者：

Pinzon-Guzman, Carolina ^{[1
]}

Bashir, Dalia ^{[2
]}

McSherry, George ^{[3
]}

Beck, Michael J. ^{[2
]}

Rocourt, Dorothy V. ^{[2
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Penn State Univ, Sch Med, Hershey, PA USA

[2] Penn State Hershey Childrens Hosp, Dept Pediat, Hershey, PA 17033 USA

[3] Penn State Hershey Childrens Hosp, Dept Infect Dis, Hershey, PA 17033 USA

[4] Penn State Hershey Childrens Hosp, Dept Pediat Surg, Hershey, PA 17033 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY | 2013年 / 48卷 / 04期

关键词：

Gas gangrene; Pediatric; Necrotizing infection; C; septicum; difficile;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.01.033

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

We present the only reported case of an immunocompetent pediatric patient in the literature to have fulminate gas gangrene of the lower extremity and concomitant gastrointestinal tract infection due to Clostridium septicum coinfected with Clostridium difficile colitis respectively. The patient survived with aggressive medical and surgical treatment. (c) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：E5 / E8

页数：4

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