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Gas gangrene causes very painful [[swelling]]. The skin turns pale to brownish-red. If you press on the swollen area with your fingers, you may feel gas as a crackly sensation. The edges of the infected area grow so quickly that changes can be seen over a few minutes. The area may be completely destroyed. | Gas gangrene causes very painful [[swelling]]. The skin turns pale to brownish-red. If you press on the swollen area with your fingers, you may feel gas as a crackly sensation. The edges of the infected area grow so quickly that changes can be seen over a few minutes. The area may be completely destroyed. | ||
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*Pale skin color, later becoming dusky and changing to dark red or purple | *Pale skin color, later becoming dusky and changing to dark red or purple | ||
*Progressive swelling around a skin injury | *Progressive [[swelling]] around a skin injury | ||
*Sweating | *[[Sweating]] | ||
*[[Vesicle]] formation, combining into large blisters | *[[Vesicle]] formation, combining into large blisters |
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Overview
Gas gangrene causes very painful swelling. The skin turns pale to brownish-red. If you press on the swollen area with your fingers, you may feel gas as a crackly sensation. The edges of the infected area grow so quickly that changes can be seen over a few minutes. The area may be completely destroyed.
Symptoms
Symptoms include:
- Air under the skin (subcutaneous emphysema)
- Blisters filled with brown-red fluid
- Drainage from the tissues, foul-smelling brown-red or bloody fluid (serosanguineous discharge)
- Increased heart rate (tachycardia)
- Moderate to high fever
- Moderate to severe pain around a skin injury
- Pale skin color, later becoming dusky and changing to dark red or purple
- Progressive swelling around a skin injury
- Vesicle formation, combining into large blisters
- Yellow color to the skin (jaundice)
Note: Symptoms usually begin suddenly and quickly worsen.