Life-threatening clostridial sepsis in a postmenopausal patient with degenerating uterine leiomyoma.
Clostridium perfringens is a fulminant infection that affects patients with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Fortunately, C. perfringens-associated sepsis and death in the gynecologic patient is rarely encountered. We report a case of intrauterine C. perfringens presenting as life-threatening sepsis in a postmenopausal patient.
Bryant
Christopher S
CS
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Perry
Latoya
L
Shah
Jay P
JP
Kumar
Sanjeev
S
Deppe
Gunter
G