Necrotising pneumonia and empyema due to Clostridium perfringens complicating pulmonary embolus.
A fatal case of necrotising pneumonia due to Clostridium perfringens developing as a complication of pulmonary infarction is reported.
Bashir
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Churchill Hospital, Oxford.
Benson
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MK
D000368:Aged; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004653:Empyema / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology