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,...
| Publicado en: | Revista Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia Vol. 64; no. 3; pp. 555 - 560 |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lth&AN=121161310&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: lth uiTerm: 121161310 longDbName: MedicLatina uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 01200011 78E0 jtl: Revista Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia issn: 01200011 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2016 vid: 64 iid: 3 pid: 12967 pub: Universidad Nacional de Colombia artinfo: ui: 121161310 10.15446/revfacmed.v64n3.49794 ppf: 555 ppct: 5 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.4MB tig: atl: Fulminant gas gangrene in an adolescent with immunodeficiency. Case report and literature review. aug: au: García, Edna Karina Sierra, Pedro Alberto Quintero-Guevara, Omar Jaramillo, Lina affil: Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics - Bogotá, D.C. - Colombia Fundación Hospital de La Misericordia - Emergency Department - Bogotá, D.C. - Colombia Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Bogotá Campus - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pathology - Bogotá, D.C. - Colombia su: Gas gangrene Anaerobic infections Immunodeficiency Immunosuppression Necrosis sug: subj: Gas gangrene Anaerobic infections Immunodeficiency Immunosuppression Necrosis keyword: Gas Gangrene Histiocytosis (MeSH) Infection Subcutaneous Emphysema (DeCS) Gangrena gaseosa Histiocitosis Inmunodeficiencia ab: 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, developed systemic involvement and led to multiple organ failure and death. Pathophysiological aspects and features of the agent are reviewed here, highlighting the importance of high index of clinical suspicion and immediate handling. Los defectos de la inmunidad constituyen un importante factor predisponente a las infecciones agresivas de alto riesgo de mortalidad. Se presenta el caso de un adolescente con antecedente de inmunodeficiencia, quien de forma rápida desarrolla infección del tipo gangrena gaseosa. La infección inicia en miembro inferior izquierdo y en menos de 24 horas desarrolla compromiso sistémico con falla orgánica múltiple y el paciente fallece. Se revisan los aspectos fisiopatológicos y las características del agente causal, resaltando la importancia del diagnóstico y tratamiento oportuno y temprano. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Case Study src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Revista Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia is the property of Universidad Nacional de Colombia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Revista Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia holder: Universidad Nacional de Colombia dt: @attributes: year: 2016 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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