Clostridium septicum Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Forefoot Secondary to Adenocarcinoma of the Colon: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159.e1-159.e8

  Schade, Valerie L ^a   Roukis, Thomas S ^a   Haque, Mohamad ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

amputation; fillet flap; limb salvage; malignancy; skin graft

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN BONE CEMENT; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INSULIN; NAFCILLIN; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FOOT PAIN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 77249153111     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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