Distant myonecrosis by atraumatic Clostridium septicum infection in a patient with metastatic breast cancer
Clostridium septicum is an anaerobic, gram-positive bacillus known to cause myonecrosis, also known as gas gangrene, a life-threatening necrotizing soft tissue infection. Though it accounts for just 1 % of all infections attributable to Clostridia spp., C. septicum is a highly virulent and aggressiv...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300925 |