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case_images: X-ray showing gas shadow between compartment.
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case_images: F1
case_images: Radiographic imaging revealed gas within the forearm's inter-facial planes, indicating extensive gas gangrene affecting all muscle compartments of the left forearm up to the elbow joint (Fig. 1).
case_images: Blebs with skin necrosis.
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case_images: F2
case_images: On examination, he presented with fever (38.2 C), tachycardia (110 beats/min), and swelling accompanied by brownish skin and exuding bullae on the severely affected limb (Fig. 2).
case_images: Post-operative wound after 10 h.
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case_images: F3
case_images: Further, emergency surgeries revealed necrotic tissue spread till the shoulder as shown in Fig. 3, necessitating a complete glenohumeral disarticulation and fasciotomy for surgical emphysema.