Gas gangrene natural history, complications and prognosis

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Complications

• Coma
• Delirium
• Disfiguring or disabling permanent tissue damage
• Jaundice with liver damage
• Kidney failure
• Shock
• Spread of infection through the body (sepsis)
• Stupor

Prognosis

Gas gangrene usually begins suddenly and quickly gets worse. It is often deadly.