TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of fulminant Clostridium perfringens infection
T2 - Role of macroscopic examination of the serum and peripheral blood smears
AU - Fukui, Sayato
AU - Kogawa, Rikitake
AU - Hojo, Atsuko
AU - Kawamura, Wataru
AU - Kura, Yoshimasa
AU - Monma, Chie
AU - Uehara, Yuki
AU - Sawada, Umihiko
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors
PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - A 69-year-old man was brought to our hospital by ambulance with a fever. The translucent pink color of the serum sample suggested severe hemolysis. His blood pressure dropped rapidly, and he later suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest and died approximately 30 h after arriving at our hospital. The day after the patient's death, Clostridium perfringens was detected in the blood culture taken at the time of hospital admission. When serum sample shows translucent pink to red color and bacilli from bacteria is identified in peripheral blood smear, Clostridium perfringens should be considered and appropriate medical treatment should be initiated immediately.
AB - A 69-year-old man was brought to our hospital by ambulance with a fever. The translucent pink color of the serum sample suggested severe hemolysis. His blood pressure dropped rapidly, and he later suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest and died approximately 30 h after arriving at our hospital. The day after the patient's death, Clostridium perfringens was detected in the blood culture taken at the time of hospital admission. When serum sample shows translucent pink to red color and bacilli from bacteria is identified in peripheral blood smear, Clostridium perfringens should be considered and appropriate medical treatment should be initiated immediately.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01112
DO - 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01112
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85104156345
SN - 2214-2509
VL - 24
JO - IDCases
JF - IDCases
M1 - e01112
ER -
