#clostridial #myonecrosis Early antibiotic intervention is essential: penicillin remains drug of choice. Other agents, including metronidazole, clindamycin, and the carbapenems, can also be used for treating clostridial myonecrosis.
most important part of therapy for #clostridial #myonecrosis is emergent surgical debridement of infected tissues.
#clostridial #myonecrosis, medical emergency
Clinical signs such as severe pain at site of injury/surgery, tachycardia in absence of fever/obvious systemic toxicity, +edema, skin discoloration hemorrhagic bullae & gas
Clinically, #clostridial #myonecrosis generally begins within 24 to 72 hours after traumatic injury or surgery. Initial symptoms may include severe pain in the absence of obvious physical findings, suggesting a deep tissue infection.
#Clostridial #myonecrosis, or gas gangrene, is most often caused by a traumatic injury
C #perfringens can be isolated from soil & is also one of most common clostridial species isolated from the intestinal tract of humans and other animals
