Clostridial myonecrosis in an adolescent male.
Extremity pain is a common complaint in adolescents. Pain out of proportion to examination findings should raise suspicion of deep tissue infection. Clostridial myonecrosis is a rapidly progressive disease consisting of muscle necrosis and systemic toxicity. It is usually seen in elderly and immunocompromised patients. Here we report a case of clostridial myonecrosis in an adolescent male.
Langhan
Melissa
M
Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT 06851, USA. melissa.langhan@yale.edu
Arnold
Linda
L
D000293:Adolescent; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis