The clinical spectrum of Clostridium sordellii bacteraemia: two case reports and a review of the literature.
Clostridium sordellii is rarely associated with disease in humans. Since its first report in 1922 only a few cases of bacteraemia have been reported. This report describes two cases of C sordellii bacteraemia; the oldest and youngest patients reported to date. The first, is a previously well 81 year old woman presented with perianal infection, which was later complicated by thrombosis of the aorta, and the second is a 12 year old boy with epilepsy who presented with an ear infection. These cases are also highlighted to demonstrate the wide spectrum of presentation of sordellii bacteraemia.
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Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Orpington Hospital, Kent, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D003013:Clostridium; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000382:microbiology