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GASEOUS GANGRENE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bacterial Diseases
Universal entry(ies)
A48.0
classification system code, see observation
DEF

An acute, severe and painful condition ... often resulting from dirty, lacerated wounds in which the muscles and subcutaneous tissues become filled with gas and a serosanguineous exudate.

CONT

Gas gangrene and clostridial myonecrosis are interchangeable terms used to describe an infection of muscle tissue by toxin-producing clostridia.

OBS

A48.0: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies bactériennes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
A48.0
classification system code, see observation
CONT

Dans la myonécrose à Clostridium (gangrène gazeuse), la douleur sévère initiale est fréquente, parfois même avant d'autres signes.

OBS

A48.0 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades bacterianas
Entrada(s) universal(es)
A48.0
classification system code, see observation
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