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

Delotte J, Karimdjee BS, Cua E, Pop D, Bernard JL, Bongain A, Benchimol D

Department of Gynecology, Archet 2, University Hospital, 151 route Saint Antoine de Ginestiere, BP 3079, 06202, NICE Cedex 3, France, jdelotte@hotmail.com.

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.

Published 10 April 2008 in Arch Gynecol Obstet.
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