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

Carolina Pinzon-Guzman; Dalia Bashir; George McSherry; Michael Beck; Dorothy Rocourt

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.01.033

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

Carolina Pinzon-Guzman
, Dalia Bashir
, George McSherry
, Michael Beck
, Dorothy Rocourt

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e5
Journal	Journal of pediatric surgery
Volume	48
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.01.033
State	Published - Apr 2013

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Surgery
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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