Gas gangrene after drug injections. Dr. Herbert liinghans (Deutsch.medic. Wochenschr. 1933. No. 22), analyzing his case of gas an injection digipurate, cites from the literature 60 cases where developed at site same medicinal substances.
Journal:
:AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2006
P-S YenC-C LinC-C LeeT HarnodT-W LohY-H Hsu
Gas gangrene is a severe form of gangrene (tissue death) that usually is caused by Clostridium perfringens. It generally occurs at the site of trauma or a recent surgical wound. We report the case of a 45-year-old woman with sphenoid-ridged meningioma who received preoperative transarterial embolization with polyvinyl alcohol. The patient later developed an intratumoral C perfringens infection ...
