Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of gas gangrene group clostridial infections.
Family history
- What is the general health status of your relatives?
Social anamnesis
Current medical history/systemic medical history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- Are you experiencing any pain? Where is this pain localized?
- Have you injured yourself recently? Was/is the wound dirty?
- What does the wound look like?
- Is secretion coming out of the wound? What does the secretion look like? What does it smell like?
- What does the skin around the wound look like?
- Have you noticed any increase in circumference of the affected region?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Do you use drugs? If yes, which drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Medication history
