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. 2018 Jan;55(1):99-101.
doi: 10.1007/s00592-017-1038-2. Epub 2017 Sep 5.

Non-clostridial gas gangrene in a patient with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus on hemodialysis

Ryo Shigemoto  1 , Takatoshi Anno  2 , Fumiko Kawasaki  1 , Shintaro Irie  1 , Masayuki Yamamoto  3 , Shintaro Tokuoka  3 , Hideaki Kaneto  4 , Kohei Kaku  1 , Niro Okimoto  1
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Non-clostridial gas gangrene in a patient with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus on hemodialysis

Ryo Shigemoto et al. Acta Diabetol. 2018 Jan.
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No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.

Ethical standard

All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible national committee on human experimentation and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008.

Informed consent statement

Informed consent was obtained from the patient for being included in the study.

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a–c Leg computed tomography (CT) showing subcutaneous extensive foci of gas throughout his whole leg region. a Knee joint region, b lower leg region, c toe region, d CT angiography showing severe arterial calcification throughout the whole body, e–g non-clostridial gas gangrene in right foot, e after amputation of his right little toe, f after amputation of his right foot from Lisfranc’s joint, g after amputation of his right foot at upper 15 cm of medial condyle
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