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 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
Sweating
Vesicle formation, combining into large blisters
Yellow color to the skin (jaundice)
Note: Symptoms usually begin suddenly and quickly worsen.
If the condition is not treated, the person can develop shock with decreased blood pressure (hypotension), kidney failure, coma, and finally death.
What are the symptoms of Gas gangrene?
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 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
Sweating
Vesicle formation, combining into large blisters
Yellow color to the skin (jaundice)
Note: Symptoms usually begin suddenly and quickly worsen.
If the condition is not treated, the person can develop shock with decreased blood pressure (hypotension), kidney failure, coma, and finally death.