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Transmission gangrene is a deep tissue infection caused by the anaerobe Clostridium perfringens, which may produce virulence factors like penetrating toxins. It often affects bedsores and is characterized by black, necrotic tissue and a rotten egg smell from hydrogen sulfide gas production. Gas gangrene results from a puncture wound that introduces bacterial endospores deep into tissue, causing a foul odor. Wet and dry gangrene differ in whether edema is present, with wet gangrene involving infected stagnan
- Author
- Sarah Plunkett
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- EN