Clostridial sepsis: is death avoidable?
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
; 91(7/12): 103-105, Jul.-Dec. 1999.
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in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-411350
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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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Collection:
International databases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Sepsis
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Gas Gangrene
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Screening study
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Puerto Rico
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital de la Concepción/PR