title: Clostridium septicum gas gangrene in a previously healthy 8-year-old female with survival.
abstract: We present the only reported case of an immunocompetent pediatric patient in the literature to have fulminate gas gangrene of the lower extremity and concomitant gastrointestinal tract infection due to Clostridium septicum coinfected with Clostridium difficile colitis respectively. The patient survived with aggressive medical and surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Penn State University School of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pinzon-Guzman
authors.forename: Dalia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McSherry
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Dorothy V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Rocourt
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D052557:Clostridium septicum; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents