Fulminant gas gangrene in an adolescent with immunodeficiency. Case report and literature review

Immunity defects are important predisposing factors to aggressive infections with high risk of mortality. The case of a teenager with a history of immunodeficiency, who developed gas gangrene infection originated in the left lower limb is reported here. The disease progressed in less than 24 hours,...

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García, Edna Karina
Sierra, Pedro Alberto
Quintero-Guevara, Omar
Jaramillo, Lina
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2016
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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61 Ciencias médicas; Medicina / Medicine and health
Gas Gangrene
Infection
Immunodeficiency
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Histiocytosis
Gangrena gaseosa
Inmunodeficiencia
Histiocitosis
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dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Fulminant gas gangrene in an adolescent with immunodeficiency. Case report and literature review
title Fulminant gas gangrene in an adolescent with immunodeficiency. Case report and literature review
spellingShingle Fulminant gas gangrene in an adolescent with immunodeficiency. Case report and literature review
61 Ciencias médicas; Medicina / Medicine and health
Gas Gangrene
Infection
Immunodeficiency
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Histiocytosis
Gangrena gaseosa
Inmunodeficiencia
Histiocitosis
title_short Fulminant gas gangrene in an adolescent with immunodeficiency. Case report and literature review
title_full Fulminant gas gangrene in an adolescent with immunodeficiency. Case report and literature review
title_fullStr Fulminant gas gangrene in an adolescent with immunodeficiency. Case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed Fulminant gas gangrene in an adolescent with immunodeficiency. Case report and literature review
title_sort Fulminant gas gangrene in an adolescent with immunodeficiency. Case report and literature review
dc.creator.fl_str_mv García, Edna Karina
Sierra, Pedro Alberto
Quintero-Guevara, Omar
Jaramillo, Lina
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv García, Edna Karina
Sierra, Pedro Alberto
Quintero-Guevara, Omar
Jaramillo, Lina
dc.subject.ddc.spa.fl_str_mv 61 Ciencias médicas; Medicina / Medicine and health
topic 61 Ciencias médicas; Medicina / Medicine and health
Gas Gangrene
Infection
Immunodeficiency
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Histiocytosis
Gangrena gaseosa
Inmunodeficiencia
Histiocitosis
dc.subject.proposal.spa.fl_str_mv Gas Gangrene
Infection
Immunodeficiency
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Histiocytosis
Gangrena gaseosa
Inmunodeficiencia
Histiocitosis
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