Abstract

AbstractGas gangrene will continue to complicate contaminated war injuries. Local and systemic effects of exotoxins are described and an aggressive regimen of therapy is proposed. The beneficial results of such treatment are reported and the respective merits of hyperbaric oxygen, antibiotics, debridement and cortisone are debated. The histological appearances of muscle biopsies obtained at initial debridement are discussed.

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