Gangrene
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- (Discuss) Gas gangrene is a bacterial infection that produces gas within tissues in gangrene.
- Gas GangreneGas gangrene is a serious wound infection that can follow a "dirty" wound (car accident, crush injury, farm accident, factory injury).
- Gas gangrene is a fast-spreading clostridial infection of muscle tissue that quickly leads to death if untreated.
- comGangrene is the death of tissue in part of the body.
- Gas gangrene is rare, with only 1,000 to 3,000 cases occurring in the United States annually.
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