A Case of Nontraumatic Gas Gangrene

Abstract

Gas gangrene mostly occurs after trauma, but we report a case of nontraumatic gas gangrene. A 75-year-old man with fever and right hip pain was referred to our hospital with a large gas area in the right gluteus muscle detected by Xp-ray and CT. Because we suspected gas gangrene, we performed debridement and open dressing. Clostridium septicum was proved by blood culture. He recovered by various treatments once, but died after four months.