Synergistic bacterial gangrene following abdominal hysterectomy.
A case of synergistic bacterial gangrene occurring after abdominal hysterectomy in a 43-year-old patient is presented. After multiple debridement procedures and porcine grafts, the patient responded satisfactorily and eventually recovered.
D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D007044:Hysterectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013291:Streptococcus