Abstract
We report a very rare case of non-clostridial gas gangrene in a child with otitis media. The patient was a 2 year 10 month old girl who had several episodes of common cold and otitis media in a 4 month period. She was admitted to our hospital with high fever, swelling of the left thigh, and was unable to walk. Her growth retardation and malnutrition seemed to indicate parental neglect. X-ray films of the left thigh revealed a gas shadow. We diagnosed her as having gas gangrene. Fusobacterium necrophorum was cultured from her ear discharge and pus from posterior thigh. She was successfully treated with emergency debridement, drainage and administration of systemic antibiotics.
