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Spontaneous gas-forming bacterial myonecrosis caused by group B streptococci and peptostreptococci
✍ Scribed by Overkamp, D. ;Pfohl, M. ;Klier, R. ;Domres, B. ;Schm�lling, R.-M.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 346 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1440
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✦ Synopsis
We present the case of a patient who spontaneously developed a severe gas-forming infection involving the voluntary muscles of both thighs. The organisms responsible were group B beta-haemolytic streptococci together with peptostreptococci. Following surgical and medical treatment, the patient fully recovered. No predisposing factors, in particular no disease causing immunocompromise, could be identified.