title: Fatal neutropenic enterocolitis due to clostridium septicum.
abstract: We describe a case of Clostridium septicum enterocolitis in a patient with pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukaemia undergoing autologous stem cell transplant. In the setting of neutropenia, Clostridium septicum should be suspected in patients who develop signs and symptoms of acute abdomen.
authors.affiliation: St Joseph Regional Cancer Center, 1250 Idaho Street, Lewiston, Idaho, USA. binay.shah@gmail.com
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: KC
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute; D000328:Adult; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000382:microbiology*; D015452:Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous