Septic Shock and Spontaneous Gangrenous Gas Necrosis of the Spleen Secondary to Clostridium perfringens: The Importance of Source Control | Zendy

Morgan Oskutis | Zendy; Matthew Reaven | Zendy

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Septic Shock and Spontaneous Gangrenous Gas Necrosis of the Spleen Secondary to Clostridium perfringens: The Importance of Source Control

Author(s) -

Morgan Oskutis,

Matthew Reaven

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

case reports in critical care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6439

pISSN - 2090-6420

DOI - 10.1155/2021/5563071

Subject(s) - clostridium perfringens , septic shock , pancytopenia , gas gangrene , spleen , medicine , shock (circulatory) , splenectomy , necrosis , clostridium , sepsis , immunology , surgery , pathology , biology , bacteria , bone marrow , genetics

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.

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