Intravascular haemolysis and septicaemia due to Clostridium perfringens liver abscess.
Intravascular haemolysis is a rare but serious complication of Clostridium perfringens sepsis. The outcome is usually fatal unless treatment is started early. We describe a case of survival after haemolysis and multiple organ failure in the setting of a ruptured liver abscess and sepsis caused by C. perfringens in an immunocompetent 58-year-old male.
Rajendran
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Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom. drgokul100@gmail.com
Bothma
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Brodbeck
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D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*