title: Massive intravascular hemolysis: a fatal complication of clostridium perfringens septicemia in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia.
abstract: We describe a fatal case of a 74-year old man with acute myeloid leukemia complicated by massive intravascular hemolysis due to Clostridium perfringens sepsis.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Laikon General Hospital, Greece. pangalis@med.uoa.gr
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vaiopoulos
authors.forename: Christin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calpadaki
authors.forename: Haris
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sinifakoulis
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Konstantopoulos
authors.forename: Athina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avlami
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stefanou
authors.forename: Gerassimos A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Pangalis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology