title: [Acute dermal gangrene: a postoperative complication. With an example from obstetrics].
abstract: In the anglo-american literature the acute dermal gangrene is characterized as a cutaneous syndrome of infectious etiology which is usually leading--postoperatively or after an injury--to necrotizing destructions of the cutis, subcutis, subcutaneous fat, fascia or muscle. Depending on the localization of the involved tissue a superficial progressive bacterial gangrene is distinguished from a more deeply localized necrotizing fasciitis. Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations of these extremely rare syndromes are described in connection with an obstetric case which has been seen by us recently.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum der Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe am Klinikum der Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Heine
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mussmann
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000473:pathology; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D004841:Episiotomy; D005205:Fascia / Q000473:pathology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Die akute dermale Gangrän: Eine postoperative Komplikation. Mit einem Beispiel aus der Geburtshilfe.