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Descriptor English:
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Gas Gangrene
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Gangrena Gaseosa
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Gangrena Gasosa
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Synonyms English:
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Gangrene, Gas
Gangrenes, Gas
Gas Gangrenes
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Tree Number:
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C01.150.252.410.222.440
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Definition English:
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A severe condition resulting from bacteria invading healthy muscle from adjacent traumatized muscle or soft tissue. The infection originates in a wound contaminated with bacteria of the genus CLOSTRIDIUM. C. perfringens accounts for the majority of cases (over eighty percent), while C. noyvi, C. septicum, and C. histolyticum cause most of the other cases. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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usually caused by Clostridium perfringens but all C. perfringens infections need not be gas gangrene
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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5879
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Unique Identifier:
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D005738
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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