TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Clostridial Diseases A1 - Boslett, Bryn A. A1 - Bystritsky, Rachel A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. PY - 2023 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISSudden onset of pain and edema in and around a contaminated wound.Prostration and systemic toxicity.Brown to blood-tinged watery exudate, with skin discoloration of surrounding area.Gas in the tissue by palpation or radiograph.Gram-positive rods in culture or smear of exudate. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193136454 ER -