The Journal of the Korean Society of Fractures Vol.15, No.4, October, 2002
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1 The Journal of the Korean Society of Fractures Vol15, No4, October, 2002 : 134 TEL : FAX : sbhahn@yumcyonseiackr
2 ), c l o s t r i d i u m ( g a s gangrene, clostridial myonecrosis) , M a c L e n n a n 13 ), Altemeier C u l b e r t s o n 2 ) non-clostridial infection 62 3,,,, clostridial myonecrosis,,, clostridium species,, clostridial cellulitis c l o s t r i d i u m c e l l u l i t i s, non-clostridial infection c l o s t r i d i u m (clostridial myonecrosis, gas gangrene) 15 ) (clostridial cellulitis, non-clostridial, i n f e c t i o n ) c l o s t r i d i u m, local symptom,,,, ( b r o w n i s h, clostridium perfringens drainage), (Bronze discoloration),, 5, 18 (Fig1A, 1B), general symptom fever, sepsis % ~ 52%, general condition 1, 2 ~ 8, local symptom ~ , 3 8 ) (Table 1), Table 1 Symptoms and Progress of Gas Forming 20 Infections Gas gangrene Clostridial cellulitis, (=Clostridial myonecrosis) Non-clostridial infection, Local Pain( sudden onset ) Not so severe symptom Swelling & discharge ( only swelling ) ) 36 %9 0 % Foul odor Crepitation 13 ), Systemic Fever Often not affected symptom Sepsis , Renal failure Tachycardia Hemolysis Jaundice Progress Rapid( < 3days ) Slow( > 3days ) or none
3 609 Fig 1 : The photographs and radiographs of gas gangrene A, B : The necrosis of foot is rapidly progressing to the leg C, D : The anteroposterior radiographs show the streak or feather-like gas shape in the muscle Fig 2 : The radiographs of non-clostridial gas forming infection(klesiella infection) A, B : The preoperative anteroposterior and lateral radiographs show the round or oblong gas shape C, D : The anteroposterior and lateral radiographs show the disappearance of gas after the surgical debridement 2,, (Fig 1C, 1D),, 8 ) (Fig 2A, 2B, Table 2)
4 610 Table 2 Radiographic Differences of Gas Forming Infections Gas gangrene Clostridial cellulitis Non-clostridial infection Localization of gas Intramuscular Subcutaneous & subcutaneous Shape of gas Streak or feather-like Round or oblong, gram stain 15 ) (Table 3) Gram stain Gram positive 3 p e p t o s t r e p t o c o c c i c l o s t r i d i u m, 1 c l o s t r i d i u m IV penicillin, p e r f r i n g e n s, 1 surgical debridement Bacteroides fragilis Non-clostridial infection,,,, 1 3 Non-clostridial infection surgical debridement 1 klebsiella pneumonae Gram negative non-clostridial infection, b a c t e r o i d e s c o l i f o r m b a c t e r o i t e s coliform (Fig 2C, klebsiella, Ecoli, enterobacter, pseudomoans 2D), (Table 4) surgical debridement 4 b a c t e r o i d e s predisposing factor, (Table 5) c l i n d a m y c i n c h l o r a m p h e n i c o l, coliform g e n t a m y c i n c e p h a l o t h i n 3 2, 1 Nonclostridial infection 1 (Fig 2, Table 4) surgical debridement clostridial myonecorisis(gas a n t i t i o x i ngangrene), clostridial celluitis, non-clostridial infection 8 (hyperbaric oxygen therapy), 3 ) a n t i t o x i n, clostridial infection non-clostridial infection, clostridial infection 8 ) gas gangrene,, clostridial cellulitis c l o s t r i d i a l Table 3 Differential Diagnosis of Gas Forming Infections Gram stain Gram positive Gram negative Cocci Rods Foul odor(+) Foul odor(-) Presumptive Dx Peptostreptococci Clostridia Bacteroides Coliforms Open amputation or Wide excision wide excision Wide excision & IV Wide excision & IV Treatment & IV penicillin & IV penicillin clindamycin or gentamicin or ( hyperbaric oxygen chloramphenicol cephalothin if possible )
5 611 Table 4 Presumptive Diagnoses, Treaments, Results of Culture, Definitive Diagnoses and Clinical Results of Patients Case Gender Presumptive Definitive Treatment Result of culture Clinical result /Age diagnosis diagnosis 1 F/75 Gas gangrene Hip Clostridium Gas gangrene Improved disarticulation prefringens & antibiotics 2 M/61 Gas gangrene AKA * Bacteroides fragilis Non-clostridial Improved & antibiotics infection 3 M/51 Non-clostridial I and D + Klebsiella Non-clostridial Expired infection & antibiotics pneumonae infection (due to sepsis) 4 F/60 Gas gangrene AKA & antibiotics No growth Unknown Improved *AKA: Above Knee Amputation +I and D: Incision and Drainage Table 5 Predisposing factors of patients Case Gender/Age Cause Predisposing factor 1 F/75 Spontaneous DM 2 M/61 Spontaneous Liver cirrhosis 3 M/51 Spontaneous DM, Liver cirrhosis 4 F/60 Spontaneous DM i n f e c t i o n case 3 Klebsiella pneumoniae n o n -, clostridial infection Gas gangrene, sepsis, acute renal failure, clostridial predisposing factor c e l l u l i t i s 13, d e b r i d e m e n t 17) 90 % c l o s t r i d i u m predisposing factor predisposing factor clostridial cellulitis 2 % penicillin, gentamicin, clindamycin triple coverage 3 ) 20 ), culture c l o s t r i d i a l c l o s t r i d i u m i n f e c t i o n p e n i c i l l i n drug of choice p e n i c i l l i n 3 8, 3 11) Penicillin 22, e r y t h r o m y c i n c e p h a l o t h i n ), 12 ) s u r g i c a l Predisposing factor, d e b r i d e m e n t 15 ),, predisposing factor 7, 19) Escherichia coli infection 20, ) 8 ),
6 612, 2 of gas producing infections Acta Chir Scand, 14: , , 9 Jackson RW and Waddell JP : Hyperbaric oxygen in management of Clostridial myonecrosis(gas 10, 16) Vibrio V i b r i o gangrene) Clin Orthop, 96: , 1973 vulnificus c e l l u l i t e s necrotizing fasciitis 10 Kaye D : Effect of hyperbaric oxygen on Clostridia, in vitro and in vivo Proc Soc Exp Biol Med, Gram stain Gram negative Gram positive 124:360, 1967 C l o s t r i d i u m 11 Kim YT, Yoon HK, Seo JG and Rhee DC : The clinical study of the treatment of gas gangrene J surgical debridement Korean Orthop Assoc, 21: , 1986 tetracycline, aminoglycoside 12 Lee DW, Chung YS and Lee SY : Clostridium perfringens gas gangrene J Korean Pathology,, wounds in the middle east Lancet, 2:62,63,94,123, Gram stain Mckinnon D and McDonald P : Gas gangrene: A, (ten year survey from the Royal Adelaide hospital ) Med J Aust, 1:1087, 1973, 15 Nichols RL and Smith JW : Gas in the wound: what does it mean? Surg Clin North Am, 55:1289- R E F E R E N C E S 1 Altemeier WA and Furste WL : Gas gangrene Surg Gynec Obstet, 84: , Altemeier WA and Culbertson WR : Acute nonclostridial cellulitis Surg Gyneco Obstet, 87: , Altemeier WA and Furste WL : Gas gangrene Surg Gynecol Obstet, 84: , Caplan ES and Kluge RM : Gas gangrene Arch Intern Med, 136: , Chun SJ, Kim DH, Oh CI and Chung WK : Gas gangrene Eulji Medical J, 4: , Cline KA and Turnbull TL : Clostridial myonecrosis Ann Emerg Med, 14: , Gibson A and Davis FM : Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of Clostridium perfringens infections N Z Med J,99: , Hedstrom SA : Differential diagnosis and treatment 12: , MacLennan JD : Anaerobic infections of war 1296, Pappas AM, Filler RM, Erahlis AJ and Bernhard WF : Clostridial infections(gas gangrene) Clin Orthop, 76: , Qvist G: Anaerobic cellulites and gas gangrene : Brit Med J, 2: , Rifkind D: The diagnosis and treatment of gas gangrene Surg Clin North Am, 43: , Stemens MB : Gas gangrene: Potential for hyperbaric oxygen therapy Postgrad Med J, 99: ,224, Valentine EG : Nontraumatic gas gangrene Annals of Emergency Medicine, 30: , VanBeek A, Zook E, Yaw P, Gardner R, Smith R and Glover JL : Nonclostridial gas-forming infections Arch Surg, 108: , Weinstein L and Barza MA : Gas gangrene New Engl J Med, 289: , 1973
7 613 Abstract Differential diagnosis and its treatment of gas forming infections Soo Bong Hahn, MD, Ho Jung Kang, MD, Jin Park, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, KOREA Purpose : To establish the guidelines for the differential diagnosis and proper initial treatment of the gas forming infections through the review of literature and our clinical experiences Materials and Methods : The radiological findings, clinical course, gram stain, bacterial culture, predisposing factors and treatment of four cases of gas forming infections from January 1994 to August 2001, were retrospectively analyzed R e s u l t s : Three cases diagnosed presumptively as gas gangrene were improved through amputation or disarticulation and intravenous antibiotics One case diagnosed presumptively as non-clostridial infection was expired due to sepsis in spite of incision, drainage and intravenous antibiotics In the bacterial culture, two cases were nonclostridial infection, one case was not able to diagnose and one case was clostridial myonecrosis(gas gangrene) C o n c l u s i o n : The gas forming infections are rare but life-threatening When the proper initial treatment is delayed, the fatal complications may result So, the presumptive diagnosis through gram stain, clinical course, radiological findings should be made as soon as possible, and according to which, the appropriate initial treatment, such as, surgical debridement, amputation, intravenous antibiotics must be started The following treatments should be corrected by definitive diagnosis through the bacterial culture Key Words : Gas forming infection, Gas gangrene Address reprint requests to Soo Bong Hahn, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, CPO Box 8044 Seoul, Korea TEL : FAX : sbhahn@yumcyonseiackr
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