Abstract
A 79-year-old woman presented with swelling and pain in her right breast after re-excision of a melanoma and an axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy. The cellulitis was caused by Clostridium perfringens, a rare cause of a postoperative infection.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Axilla
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Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
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Cellulitis / diagnosis
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Cellulitis / etiology*
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Cellulitis / microbiology
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Clostridium Infections / diagnosis
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Clostridium Infections / etiology*
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Clostridium Infections / microbiology
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Clostridium perfringens / isolation & purification
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Female
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Humans
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Lymph Node Excision / adverse effects*
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Lymph Nodes / pathology
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Lymphatic Metastasis
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Melanoma / diagnosis
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Melanoma / secondary
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Melanoma / surgery*
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / methods*
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Surgical Wound Infection / diagnosis
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Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*
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Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology