A fatal Clostridium perfringens infection with hemolysis after chemotherapy in an adolescent.
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Gas gangrene, clostridial myonecrosis, is one of the most serious infectious diseases, characterized by rapidly progressive destruction of deep soft tissues and production of gas within the tissues. We presented a case of fatal spontaneous gas gangrene due to Clostridium perfringens in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during remission induction chemotherapy phase.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archivos argentinos de pediatria
دوره 115 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017