Abstract
Certain strains of Escherichia coli have been shown to cause gas accumulation in--for example, emphysematous pyelonephritis. This paper describes a patient with intramyocardial air collections resulting from an intramyocardial infection with gas forming E coli.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 660-1 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of clinical pathology |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2004 |
Keywords
- Cardiomyopathies
- Case Reports
- Emphysema
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Fatal Outcome
- Gas Gangrene
- Humans
- Journal Article
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed