title: Fatal Clostridium perfringens infection of a liver cyst.
abstract: We report a case of Clostridium perfringens infection of a pre-existing hepatic cyst leading to a fatal outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Furness General Hospital, Dalton Lane, LA14 4LF, Barrow-in-Furness, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quigley
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Joglekar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keating
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jagath
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male