[Haemolysis as initial sign of Clostridium perfringens septicaemia in newborn (author's transl)].
Cases of Clostridium perfringens, septicaemia are subject to a very gloomy prognosis in adults. This applies likewise to the rare cases reported in paediatric literature. The present report describes the fatal case of a newborn with Clostridium perfringens septicaemia. The principal sign was a severe haemolysis which failed to respond to blood exchange transfusions and antibiotic treatment. The characteristic changes of colour of the skin usually observed in septicaemia of newborn had probably been masked for some time by the reddish discolouration caused by the haemolysis, so that diagnosis was established at a late stage only.
D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005078:Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
Hämolyse als erstes Zeichen einer Neugeborenensepsis mit Clostridium perfringens.