Gas Gangrene in Patient With Atherosclerosis Obliterans

Clostridia are the main cause of nontraumatic spontaneous gas gangrene. Poor blood flow due to arterial occlusion exacerbates the anaerobic condition. Fulminant gas gangrene in a 54-year-old man with atherosclerosis obliterans was treated by revascularization of the iliac artery using endarterectomy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2002-06, Vol.10 (2), p.178-180
Hauptverfasser:	Niimi, Masanori, Ikeda, Yosifumi, Kan, Shigenao, Takami, Hiroshi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amputation Arterial Occlusive Diseases - etiology Arterial Occlusive Diseases - surgery Arteriosclerosis Obliterans - complications Endarterectomy Fatal Outcome Femoral Artery - surgery Gas Gangrene - complications Humans Iliac Artery - surgery Leg - surgery Male Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:	Clostridia are the main cause of nontraumatic spontaneous gas gangrene. Poor blood flow due to arterial occlusion exacerbates the anaerobic condition. Fulminant gas gangrene in a 54-year-old man with atherosclerosis obliterans was treated by revascularization of the iliac artery using endarterectomy, and his gangrenous lower leg was amputated. However, he died from renal failure.
ISSN:	0218-4923 1816-5370
DOI:	10.1177/021849230201000223