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GAS GANGRENE [3 records]

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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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Record 2 2012-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
DEF

A specific antibody produced by the body in response to a toxin.

CONT

Traumatic gas gangrene... Therapeutic strategies directed against toxin expression in vivo, such as neutralization with specific antitoxin antibody or inhibiting toxin synthesis, may be valuable adjuncts to traditional antimicrobial regimens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Anticorps spécifique produit par le corps en réponse à une toxine.

CONT

Antitoxine venimeuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
DEF

Sustancia capaz de neutralizar la acción patógena de una toxina.

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Record 3 2000-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

The major cause of gas gangrene, the bacteriology of which is often mixed. C. perfringens is non-motile, rarely forms spores, and causes stormy fermentation of milk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Bacille anaérobie strict, Gram+, responsable, entre autres, de la gangrène gazeuse et d'intoxications alimentaires.

Spanish

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