Abstract
Clostridium perfringens is commonly found in the surrounding environment and is isolated from the intestinal tract of humans. It can become pathogenic with extremes of clinical presentation. We present a case of severe sepsis syndrome secondary to C perfringens with an unusual presentation of coexisting bilious pleural effusion. Despite an aggressive attempt at resuscitation and treatment, the patient died. C perfringens sepsis can cause severe sepsis syndrome with massive hemolysis and has an extremely high mortality. Bilious pleural effusions are rare complications of biliary tract disorders. We present a rare case of biliary pleural effusion in a patient with C perfringens sepsis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 115-118 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2012 |
Keywords
- Clostridium perfringens
- bilious pleural effusion
- hepatic gangrene
- intravascular hemolysis
- sepsis syndrome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases