Acute intravascular hemolysis with minimal renal impairment in Clostridium perfringens infection.
We report here a case of post-abortal clostridium prefringens infection in which there was severe intravascular hemolysis with black urine, but only minor abnormalities of the clotting mechanism and mild renal failure. The patient recovered following supportive therapy only.
D000027:Abortion, Incomplete / Q000150:complications; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000652:urine* / Q000662:veterinary*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006452:Hemoglobinometry; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy
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