title: Life-threatening clostridial sepsis in a postmenopausal patient with degenerating uterine leiomyoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: Latoya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Jay P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Gunter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deppe