Gas Gangrene
Definition
Clostridial Myonecrosis
- necrotizing, gas producing infection of skeletal muscle 2° Clostridia
- life threatening & rapidly progressive
Classification
There are 3 types of bacterial gas-forming infections
1. Classical clostridial gas gangrene
- rapid onset of sepsis / couple of days
- muscle nearly always involved
- critically ill immediately following an open injury