Gas gangrene of the thigh in a morbidly obese patient with occult colon cancer

作者：Ionescu Adrian M; Rogers Ann M^*

来源：Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 2010, 4(2): E153-E156.

DOI：10.1016/j.orcp.2009.09.005

• Obesity
• Cancer
• Gangrene

We report a case of atraumatic gas gangrene and myonecrosis of the leg secondary to infection with Clostridium septicum in a severely obese patient with an occult cancer. She was treated successfully for both conditions. A review of the current literature describes this constellation of findings and the appropriate treatment.

• 出版日期2010-6