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.

ileosigmoid knotting (isk), also known as compound volvulus or double volvulus, is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. the incidence of isk is not well known, but it generally occurs in areas with a high incidence of sigmoid volvulus (sv). ileosigmoid knotting is predominately seen in males (80.2%) with a mean age of 40 years. in an ileosigmoid knot, closed proximal loops of the ileum becom...

Gangrene of the extremities of venous origin is reviewed; it is a rare but distinct clinicopathologic entity hitherto not widely known. A classification of the cases of thrombophlebitis complicated with gangrene is presented, based on the presence of the peripheral pulses: (1) cases with palpable arteries; (2) cases with nonpalpable but patent arteries. Patency of the entire arterial system of ...

Fournier's gangrene is uncommon in pediatric age group, and little is known about the disease in the newborn period and infancy. Three patients, aged 10 days, 14, and 17 months, with Fournier's gangrene, were treated in our hospital. The predisposing factors were prematurity, a diaper rash, and varicella infection, respectively. Especially, prematurity and diaper rash are rare predisposing fact...

INTRODUCTION Pneumatosis coli is a rare disease with heterogeneous symptoms which can be detected in the course of various acute and chronic intestinal diseases in children, such as necrotizing enterocolitis, intestinal obstruction and intestinal bacteriological infections. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 12-month-old boy who died of pneumatosis coli caused by an acute intestinal ga...

CASE SERIES SUMMARY Three cats with suspected Fournier's gangrene had an acute onset of clinical signs and bloodwork changes consistent with sepsis. All cases had similar progression of wounds that were managed without aggressive surgical debridement, which is the currently accepted treatment of choice. All cats survived and have maintained an excellent long-term quality of life. RELEVANCE AN...

Digital gangrene in upper limbs may be due to systemic sclerosis, trauma, connective tissue disorders, vasculitic disorders and various myeloproliferative disorders or as a part of tropical diabetes hand syndrome which follows trauma. Peripheral arterial disease in diabetics commonly involves lower limbs. The present case, 45-year-old diabetic, presented with dry gangrene in fingertips of both ...

BACKGROUND Today, gas gangrene is rare, but still many of the patients die, despite having received timely treatment. CASE PRESENTATION This report highlights the cases of three different patients, who were transferred to our surgical department in 2006. The first patient (Patient_A), with the suspected diagnosis "femoral hematoma", a second patient (Patient_B) because of an "acute abdomen" a...

BACKGROUND Venous gangrene complicating deep vein thrombosis in the context of anticoagulation use in patients with gynecologic malignancy is rarely reported. We report an unusual presentation of venous gangrene of the lower limbs associated with warfarin therapy in a 53-year-old woman from the Cook Islands with an occult ovarian cancer. CASE PRESENTATION A 53-year-old woman of Cook Islands o...