Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case report.
Clostridium septicum myonecrosis is associated with diabetes, colorectal and haematological malignancies. We present a case of metastatic myonecrosis in a diabetic patient with a perforated caecal tumour. The literature since 1989 is reviewed and 28 cases of Clostridium septicum myonecrosis are discussed.
Powell
Matthew J
MJ
Mid Yorkshire NHS trust, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK. matt.powell73@ntlworld.com.
Sasapu
Kishore K
KK
Macklin
Christopher
C