Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine: Volume 9 -

A case of Clostridium septicum spontaneous gas gangrene
Joe Dylewski, Robert Drummond, John Rowen
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21 May 2015, pp. 133-135
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Severe skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are often life-threatening emergencies that require a rapid diagnosis. Gas gangrene is one of the most fulminant types of SSTI and is usually caused by Clostridium perfringens' contamination of an open wound.
Although gas gangrene is usually associated with fecally contaminated wounds, “spontaneous” cases occur and are most commonly caused by Clostridium (C.) septicum. We report a case of spontaneous gas gangrene caused by C. septicum that only became manifest while the patient was being monitored in the emergency department. We also review the diagnosis and treatment aspects of this entity.

Airbag pneumonitis: a report and discussion of a new clinical entity
Jaelyn M. Caudle, Robert Hawkes, Daniel W. Howes, Robert J. Brison
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21 May 2015, pp. 470-473
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This report describes the occurrence of pneumonitis in a young male immediately after inhalation of aerosolized chemicals subsequent to motor vehicle airbag deployment. The clinical presentation was one of mild shortness of breath associated with bilateral alveolar infiltrates on chest radiology. Not previously described, this diagnosis should be considered in the differential of pulmonary infiltrates in motor vehicle crash patients.

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine