Massive gas gangrene secondary to occult colon carcinoma.
Publication
, Journal Article
Griffin, AS; Crawford, MD; Gupta, RT
Published in: Radiol Case Rep
June 2016
Gas gangrene is a rare but often fatal soft-tissue infection. Because it is uncommon and the classic symptom of crepitus does not appear until the infection is advanced, prompt diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. We present a case report of a middle-aged man who presented with acute onset lower-extremity pain that was initially thought to be due to deep vein thrombosis. After undergoing workup for pulmonary embolism, he was found to have massive gas gangrene of the lower extremity secondary to an occult colon adenocarcinoma and died within hours of presentation from multisystem organ failure.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Radiol Case Rep
DOI
ISSN
1930-0433
Publication Date
June 2016
Volume
11
Issue
2
Start / End Page
67 / 69
Location
Netherlands
Citation
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Griffin, A. S., Crawford, M. D., & Gupta, R. T. (2016). Massive gas gangrene secondary to occult colon carcinoma. Radiol Case Rep, 11(2), 67–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2016.02.006
Griffin, Andrew S., Matthew D. Crawford, and Rajan T. Gupta. “Massive gas gangrene secondary to occult colon carcinoma.” Radiol Case Rep 11, no. 2 (June 2016): 67–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2016.02.006.
Griffin AS, Crawford MD, Gupta RT. Massive gas gangrene secondary to occult colon carcinoma. Radiol Case Rep. 2016 Jun;11(2):67–9.
Griffin, Andrew S., et al. “Massive gas gangrene secondary to occult colon carcinoma.” Radiol Case Rep, vol. 11, no. 2, June 2016, pp. 67–69. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2016.02.006.
Griffin AS, Crawford MD, Gupta RT. Massive gas gangrene secondary to occult colon carcinoma. Radiol Case Rep. 2016 Jun;11(2):67–69.
Published In
Radiol Case Rep
DOI
ISSN
1930-0433
Publication Date
June 2016
Volume
11
Issue
2
Start / End Page
67 / 69
Location
Netherlands