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+ Itis a rapidly progressive, potentially fatal
condition characterized by widespread
necrosis of the muscles and subsequent
soft-tissue destruction.
٠ This is a dreaded consequence of
inadequately treated missile یر
crushing injuries and hig
electrical injuries.
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Causative agent
* Clostribium species - spore forming,
Gram +ve و۳
هه
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+ They are present in the
soil and have also been
isolated from the human
gastrointestinal tract
and female genital tract.
* Non-clostridial gas-
producing organisms
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also been isolated in 60-
85% of cases of gas
gangrene.
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Pathogenesis
Examples of enzyme:
~_ colagenases, proteases
and lipases
1 -These enzymes will
kill other host cell and
extend the anaerobic
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broken skin or
wound
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Epidemiology
—The persons at risk those with Diabetes
Mellitus, blood vessel disease and colon
cancer
—Contact with contaminated cloth and
other foreign material
—Trauma or recent surgical wound
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Colon cancer
Patients with these
diseases are more
prone to developing
gas gangrene
Diabetes
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Symptoms
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High fever \ 2 0
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Shock
Massive tissue destruction
Blackening of skin
Severe pain around a skin of | ™
Blisters with gas bubbles form
the infected area,
the heartbeat and breathing b\
rapid.
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Presentation
Crepitation in tissues,
sickly sweet odor
discharge,
rapidly progressing
necrosis,
fever, hemolysis,
toxemia, shock,
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Prevention
Cleaning the wound
Avoid the contaminated material
improve circulation in
patients with poor cir
antitoxin
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Do a thorough wound toilet.
In high risk wounds give the patient
penicillin 1.5 megaunits 4 hourly,
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Treatment
* High doses of antibiotic : Penicillin
* The dead tissue is removed or limbs
are amputated
* No vaccine
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benzyl penicillin
Or
0.5 g intravenously
or 1g orally every 6 hours.
Clostridia not sensitive to
metronidazole,
some other anaerobic bacteria
are, so give it.
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وی سوت
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and not where clean cases go for operation.
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SURGICAL TOILET AND
DELAYED SUTURE
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excise 2 mm
of the skin edges.
pack the wound
with gauze and
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se the stump by
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amputation : 7
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* Patients should be admitted to ICU and
treated aggressively with careful
monitoring.
* The role of HBO is not as clear as in
necrotising fasciitis but it is
recommended in severe cases if the
facilities are available.
— increases the normal oxygen saturation in
the infected wounds by 1000-fold leading to
* Bacteriocidal effect,
+ Improves neutrophil function,
* Enhanced wound healing