Nwankwo Okechukwu Emmanuel
Department of Surgery, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.
Trop Doct. 2008 Apr;38(2):76-8. doi: 10.1258/td.2007.005194.
Gas gangrene (clostridial myonecrosis) is rarely seen and this rarity, coupled with its dramatic presentation and often devastating outcome, makes each case of gas gangrene a spectacular and memorable experience. This study analyses the cases managed, the causes and outcome. Gunshot wounds, compounded by late presentation with its accompanying florid infections, were seen as the causes in 14 cases of gas gangrene seen at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu during the four-year study period from July 2000 to June 2004.
气性坏疽（梭菌性肌坏死）较为罕见，这种罕见性，再加上其显著的临床表现以及往往具有毁灭性的后果，使得每一例气性坏疽都成为一次引人瞩目且令人难忘的经历。本研究分析了所处理的病例、病因及结果。在2000年7月至2004年6月的四年研究期间，在尼日利亚大学埃努古教学医院所见的14例气性坏疽病例中，枪伤以及伴随严重感染的就诊延迟被视为病因。
