gas gangrene

Gas Gangrene

Definition

 

Clostridial Myonecrosis

- necrotizing, gas producing infection of skeletal muscle 2° Clostridia

- life threatening & rapidly progressive

 

Classification

 

There are 3 types of bacterial gas-forming infections

 

1. Classical clostridial gas gangrene

- rapid onset of sepsis / couple of days

- muscle nearly always involved

- critically ill immediately following an open injury