Obesity Research and Clinical Practice
Gas gangrene of the thigh in a morbidly obese patient with occult colon cancer.
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We report a case of atraumatic gas gangrene and myonecrosis of the leg secondary to infection with Clostridium septicum in a severely obese patient with an occult cancer. She was treated successfully for both conditions. A review of the current literature describes this constellation of findings and the appropriate treatment.:
