title: Non-mechanical traumatic gas gangrene: forgotten but not gone.
abstract: We report a case of gas gangrene (GG) in a non-diabetic HIV seronegative man who died within 60 hours following an intramuscular injection in rural India. The occurrence of GG after intramuscular injection is rare and only a few cases have been reported in the published literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Sri Gokulam Hospital and Research Institute, Salem, India.
authors.forename: Subramanian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senthilkumaran
authors.forename: Ritesh G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: Sadip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pant
authors.forename: Chhagan P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Khartode
authors.forename: Namasivayam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Balamurugan
authors.forename: Ponniah
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thirumalaikolundusubramanian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014803:Vitamin B Complex