Clostridium septicum infection. Beware of associated cancer.
For reasons that are not fully understood, there is an association between Clostridium septicum infection and carcinoma. In this article, Dr Kirchner describes the examination and treatment of a patient with C septicum infection in whom metastatic cancer was found on laparotomy.
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans