Fatal Clostridium perfringens infection after normal term pregnancy.
We describe a case of fatal gas gangrene of the uterus after an apparently normal term pregnancy in a 22-year-old woman. The patient died less than 15 h after the onset of symptoms, which consisted of a single episode of vomiting and increasing hypogastric pain. Hypotension, tachycardia and renal failure were the dominant clinical features. The pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of uterine gas gangrene are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*