RESUMO

Clostridial gas gangrene of the abdominal wall is rare, and it is usually associated with organ perforation, immunosuppression or gastrointestinal malignancies. In this paper we present a case of fulminant, endogenous gas gangrene in a 58-year old diabetic female with arterial hypertension and atherosclerosis, following uneventful laparoscopic cholecystectomy. She developed gas gangrene of the abdominal wall 12-hours after cholecystectomy and died 24-hours after the onset of the first symptoms, in spite of treatment.

Assuntos

Parede Abdominal/microbiologia , Colecistectomia Laparoscópica/efeitos adversos , Infecções por Clostridium/diagnóstico , Gangrena Gasosa/microbiologia , Aterosclerose/complicações , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Humanos , Hipertensão/complicações , Pessoa de Meia-Idade