Extensive gas in tissues of the forearm after horsebite.
A 44-year-old man sustained lacerations of the forearm as a result of a horsebite. His arm became swollen after primary closure of the wounds, and a roentgenogram showed gas in the tissues of the forearm. Streptococcus anginosus and S mutans were isolated from the wounds.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis; D005740:Gases; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D005740:Gases