Mixed bacterial gangrene of an extremity treated with penicillin and sulfadiazine

Abstract 1. 1. A discussion of mixed bacterial acute gangrene of an extremity is presented. 2. 2. A review of recorded cases is prepared in tabulated form. 3. 3. A case of mixed bacterial acute gangrene of an extremity treated by multiple incisions, penicillin and sulfadiazine is reported in detail. 4. 4. No sloughing of the tissues occurred with this regimen, in contrast to the disfigurement which resulted in all cases treated by the previous methods.