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Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics, 2012, 2, 56-58 OJCD. Published Online September 2012 ( ). Subcutaneous emphysema of the leg: Could be a fatal condition Mahmoud A. Hafez The Orthopaedic Department, October 6 University, Cairo, Egypt Email: Received 1 May 2012; revised 8 June 2012; accepted 3 July 2012. ABSTRACT 2. PATIENT AND METHODS. Gas in the leg is not always a gas gangrene. Abdomi- A 70-year-old woman referred to the Emergency De- nal infection with gas forming organisms may spread partment by her family doctor as a possible septic arthri- to the thigh & leg.
Subcutaneous emphysema of the leg is a recognised but rare complication of gastrointestinal perforation, where the gas originates directly from the perforated viscus.
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