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Gas gangrene of the abdominal wall and thigh in a patient with cyclic neutropenia

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A patient with cyclic neutropenia suffered full-thickness loss of her right abdominal wall and thigh muscles from clostridial myonecrosis. No port of entry was definitely identified. The sepsis and myonecrotic process were controlled by resuscitative measures, extensive multisession debribement, and hyperbaric treatment.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, 31096, Haifa, Israel

    G. Shoshany & A. Segal

  2. Department of Pediatric Orthopedic, Rambam Medical Center, 31096, Heifa, Israel

    V. Bialik

  3. Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Rambam Medical Center, 31096, Haifa, Israel

    G. Bar-Joseph

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  1. G. Shoshany
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Shoshany, G., Segal, A., Bialik, V. et al. Gas gangrene of the abdominal wall and thigh in a patient with cyclic neutropenia. Pediatr Surg Int 10, 175–176 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00171189

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