Clostridium perfringens and tissue necrosis
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A 36-year-old man develops rapidly worsening thigh pain and swelling after an open fracture. During urgent surgery, the muscle is discolored and noncontractile. Tissue examination shows large gram-positive rods, and the clinical laboratory identifies Clostridium perfringens. The major toxin responsible for membrane injury has lecithinase activity.