Gas Gangrene Caused by Streptococcus anginosus.
10.3904/kjm.2016.90.2.173
- Author:
Woo Cho CHUNG
1
;
Se Young JUNG
;
Pyung Kang PARK
;
Sung Hak LEE
;
Kyung Young LEE
;
Kyung Joong KIM
;
Mi Kyong JOUNG
Author Information
1. Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Anyang Sam Hospital, Anyang, Korea. tothezero@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gas gangrene;
Streptococcus anginosus;
Diabetes mellitus;
Trauma
- MeSH:
Bacterial Infections;
Clostridium;
Clostridium perfringens;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Female;
Gangrene;
Gas Gangrene*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Myositis;
Streptococcus anginosus*;
Streptococcus*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2016;90(2):173-176
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gas gangrene, a subset of necrotizing myositis, is a bacterial infection that produces gas in tissues in gangrene. It is usually caused by Clostridium species, most commonly Clostridium perfringens. Streptococcus anginosus is a rare cause of gas gangrene, with very few cases reported. We report a rare case of traumatic gas gangrene caused by S. anginosus in a 57-year-old female with diabetes after being stabbed with scissors.
