Life-threatening clostridial sepsis in a postmenopausal patient with degenerating uterine leiomyoma

Case Rep Med. 2010:2010:541959. doi: 10.1155/2010/541959. Epub 2010 May 30.

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.

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