Clostridial sepsis: is death avoidable?
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
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91(7/12): 103-105, Jul.-Dec. 1999.
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ABSTRACT
Massive intravascular hemolysis is a rare yet often fatal complication of clostridial sepsis. The only chance for survival is an early diagnosis and prompt initiation of treatment. We report a rapidly fatal case who developed electrocardiographic changes of acute myocardial injury. Autopsy showed gas-filled bubbles and cysts in the myocardium partially filled with sporulating bacilli with the morphology of clostridia. Gas filled bubbles were also present in the lungs, liver, kidneys and spleen. The gastric mucosa showed hemorrhagic and necrotizing changes, the probable site of entry of the infection
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Asunto principal:
Sepsis
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Gangrena Gaseosa
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Puerto Rico
Institución/País de afiliación:
Hospital de la Concepción/PR
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