Clostridium perfringens type C causing necrotising enteritis.
A rapidly fatal case of enteritis necroticans in a 24 year old man with diabetes was caused by Clostridium perfringens type C. The role of beta toxin in the disease is discussed. This type has not been previously described as a causative agent in necrotising bowel disease of man outside endemic areas.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000145:classification; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D012882:Skin Tests