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Am Surg
; 68(5): 463-5, 2002 May.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12013291
RESUMO
Clostridial myonecrosis (CM) is a rare infection that usually arises after traumatic injury. Spontaneous or nontraumatic CM is even more rare and has been described in association with colorectal malignancy. These infections carry a high mortality rate and require urgent surgical intervention and intensive antibiotic therapy. This report describes a patient who presented with nontraumatic CM of the lower extremity in association with adenocarcinoma of the cecum.