[Significance of Clostridium septicum as a cause of gas edema].

Gas gangrene caused by Clostridium septicum is relatively rare. In this paper 15 cases are described observed within the last 5 years. In 3 cases the gas gangrene was acquired exogenously. The other cases were endogenous infections. 9 of these cases were associated with colon carcinoma. C. septicum gas gangrene has a high lethality rate: 11 of the 15 patients died from the infection.