Post-Traumatic Crepitation Falsely Suggesting Gas Gangrene. A Case Report.

HBO and gas gangrene. A case report.

A 58-year old man, in a mediocre health condition, was admitted into Landspitallin Fossvogur, the University of Reykjavik City Hospital, Iceland, because of fever, chills, local pain and swelling due to the presence of a big old wound in his left heel. The first clinical appearance showed a gas gangrene of the area. The patient immediately underwent a surgical debridement and a fasciotomy, and ...

P25: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report

Following exposure to a major traumatic event like Iran-Iraq war(1980-1988) various reaction occurs, some of which result in stress-related psychiatric disorder. We have briefly described one such case and used it to indicate some features of post-traumatic stress disorder. The patient, B.B, is a 54 years old man who has served in Iran-Iraq war operations for about 19 months. He expresses that ...

A Case of Gas Gangrene

A Case of Gas Gangrene

was good. The wound was cleaned with antiseptic lotions and ether, and the edges which were widely apart were stitched together. Anti-tetanic serum, 1,500 international units, was injected. He was put on an alkaline mixture and sulphonamide tablets (septanilam 0.5 gramme) 6 a day divided in 3 doses. An injection of morphia grain 1/6 with atropine grain 1/200 was also given to relieve the pain. ...

Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report

Clostridium septicum myonecrosis is associated with diabetes, colorectal and haematological malignancies. We present a case of metastatic myonecrosis in a diabetic patient with a perforated caecal tumour. The literature since 1989 is reviewed and 28 cases of Clostridium septicum myonecrosis are discussed.