Septic Shock and Spontaneous Gangrenous Gas Necrosis of the Spleen Secondary to Clostridium perfringens: The Importance of Source Control.
Morgan OskutisMatthew ReavenPublished in: Case reports in critical care (2021)
Clostridium perfringens is a rare cause of septic shock, occurring most frequently in immunocompromised patients. An uncommon cause of Clostridium perfringen septicemia is spontaneous gangrenous gas necrosis of the spleen, where the primary treatment is splenectomy. We present a case of septic shock caused by spontaneous gangrenous gas necrosis of the spleen secondary to Clostridium perfringens in a patient whose profound pancytopenia made obtaining definitive source control extremely difficult.
Keyphrases
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- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- carbon dioxide
- case report
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- intellectual disability
- ionic liquid
- locally advanced
- combination therapy
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