TY - JOUR
T1 - Clostridium septicum gas gangrene in a previously healthy 8-year-old female with survival
AU - Pinzon-Guzman, Carolina
AU - Bashir, Dalia
AU - McSherry, George
AU - Beck, Michael
AU - Rocourt, Dorothy
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.01.033
DO - 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.01.033
M3 - Article
C2 - 23583163
AN - SCOPUS:84876253053
SN - 0022-3468
VL - 48
SP - e5
JO - Journal of pediatric surgery
JF - Journal of pediatric surgery
IS - 4
ER -