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Case Reports
. 2009 Jan;279(1):79-81.
doi: 10.1007/s00404-008-0642-3. Epub 2008 Apr 10.

Gas gangrene of the breast: management of a potential life-threatening infection

Jérôme Delotte  1 , Babou Soilihi Karimdjee, Eric Cua, Daniel Pop, Jean-Louis Bernard, André Bongain, Daniel Benchimol
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Gas gangrene of the breast: management of a potential life-threatening infection

Jérôme Delotte et al. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Jan.

Abstract

Introduction: Gas gangrene of the breast is a rare infection and potentially mortal.

Case report: We report a case of a fast extension of a painful right breast erythema whose starting point was a right parasternal cutaneous abscess. A diagnosis of gas gangrene of the right breast was made. A right mammectomy was carried out in Emergency and an antibiotherapy adapted to the germs was given.

Conclusion: Mixed anaerobic and aerobic florae are often responsible for the infection. Its medico-surgical management is an emergency.

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