title: Clostridial gas gangrene associated with congenital generalized lipodystrophy: report of a case.
abstract: Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL) is a rare disease, the main symptoms of which are a reduction of systemic subcutaneous fat, characteristic facial features, hypertrichosis, and insulin-resistant diabetes. We report herein the unusual case of a 25-year-old man with CGL in whom gas gangrene developed, an association which has never before been encountered.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care and Emergency Center, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakae
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takakuwa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010400:Penicillin G