Spontaneous, Fulminant Gas Gangrene Caused by Klebsiella Pneumoniae: An Unrecognized Small Air Bubbles in the Left Femoral, External and Common Iliac Vein, and Inferior Vena Cava: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2008.54.1.113
- Author:
Jong Hoon YEOM
1
;
Sung Il SON
;
Hyoung Ki MIN
;
Jae Hang SHIM
;
Sang Yoon CHO
;
Woo Jong SHIN
;
Kyoung Hun KIM
;
Woo Jae JEON
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. goldnan@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
air bubbles;
fulminant gas gangrene;
klebsiella pneumoniae
- MeSH:
Embolism, Air;
Gas Gangrene;
Humans;
Iliac Vein;
Klebsiella;
Klebsiella pneumoniae;
Male;
Nitrous Oxide;
Vena Cava, Inferior
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2008;54(1):113-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Fulminant gas gangrene is a rare condition, usually associated with contaminated traumatic injuries. It carries a high rate of mortality and morbidity. Also, a number of studies have implicated non-traumatic gas gangrene, associated mostly with underlying diseases that cause immunodeficiency. We report a non-traumatic fatal case of Klebsiella pneumoniae gas gangrene with small air bubbles in the left external and common iliac vein, and inferior vena cava in a previously healthy male. We would like to recommend you do not use nitrous oxide in case of gas gangrene, because it can aggravate pulmonary air embolism.
