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Gas gangrene
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Tissue infection - Clostridial; Gangrene - gas; Myonecrosis; Clostridial infection of tissues Treatment The person will need to have surgery quickly to remove dead, damaged, and infected tissue (debridement). Surgical removal (amputation) of an arm or leg may be needed to control the spread of infection. Often this must occur before all diagnostic test results are available. Patients should get antibiotics, preferably penicillin-type with clindamycin. Initially, patients receive antibiotics through a vein (intravenously). Some people may need analgesics to control pain. Doctors have tried hyperbaric oxygen for this condition, with varying degrees of success. ![]() Support Groups Expectations (prognosis) Gas gangrene is progressive and often fatal. Complications
Calling your health care provider This is an emergency condition requiring immediate medical attention. Call your heath care provider if you have signs of infection around a skin wound. Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911), if you have symptoms of gas gangrene.
Review Date: 12/01/2009 A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org). ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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