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3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency +   
actinobacillosis 
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gas gangrene  
A commensal bacterial infectious disease that results in infection, located in muscle tissue, has_material_basis_in Clostridium perfringens, which produce gas that becomes trapped in the infected tissue. Gas gangrene usually develops after injuries or surgery. The infection has symptom large blisters, has symptom pain in the infected area, has symptom myonecrosis, has symptom gas production, and has symptom sepsis. (DO)
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Lemierre's syndrome 
malignant hyperthermia +   
Muscle Tissue Neoplasms +   
myopathy +   
myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy  
pertussis +  
rippling muscle disease 1  
Ritter's disease +  
sinoatrial node disease +   
tetanus +  
toxic shock syndrome  
toxocariasis +   
trachoma +   

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: gas bacillus infection ;   gas gangrenes ;   myonecrosis
Primary IDs: MESH:D005738
Xrefs: EFO:0007279 ;   ICD10CM:A48.0 ;   ICD9CM:040.0
Definition Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_gangrene "DO" "DO", http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/sec17/ch190/ch190g.html#sec17-ch190-ch190g-157 "DO" "DO"

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